...in cities where legislation allows "kill commands" that lock the phone remotely if it has been stolen. The mobile phone industry fought against that technology...after all, more stolen phones mean more phones sold, right?
Here's a quote from the Reuters report:
Why do cities have to take up this issue??? Where is the Congress to make this a national issue? And how much did the cell lobby contribute to their campaigns or pockets? A year has passed since Senate legislation was introduced by four Democratic U.S. Senators. Will the new GOP majority Congress act? Or will they keep hands off business interests?
ALSO: some good news for cell phone consumers: you can now have your phone "unlocked" and use it with any carrier. The FCC agreement with carriers goes into effect today.
Think about it: 40 years from now you tell your grandchildren what "modern" cell phone usage was like in the early part of the century: no kill switch and locked phones. "Grandma! Really?????"
Here's a quote from the Reuters report:
The number of stolen iPhones dropped by 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New York in the 12 months after Apple Inc added a kill switch to its devices in September 2013. In London, smartphone theft dropped by half, according to an announcement by officials in the three cities.
Why do cities have to take up this issue??? Where is the Congress to make this a national issue? And how much did the cell lobby contribute to their campaigns or pockets? A year has passed since Senate legislation was introduced by four Democratic U.S. Senators. Will the new GOP majority Congress act? Or will they keep hands off business interests?
ALSO: some good news for cell phone consumers: you can now have your phone "unlocked" and use it with any carrier. The FCC agreement with carriers goes into effect today.
Think about it: 40 years from now you tell your grandchildren what "modern" cell phone usage was like in the early part of the century: no kill switch and locked phones. "Grandma! Really?????"
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