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Federal Bill Introduced To Require "Kill Switch" On Smartphones
- roin 13y agoThis is a huge problem, and I think it's a good idea to legislate this (depending on the precise text of the bill) due to the positive externalities involved. I wrote a blog post making this argument: http://andrewro.in/post/75915934983/forcing-antitheft-technology-into-cellphones-makes http://andrewro.in/post/75915934983/forcing-antitheft-techno...
- maxerickson 13y agoThe HuffPo article misunderstood the $30 billion figure. It is provided by a company that sells a cell phone recovery app/service: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120322005325/en/Lookout-Projects-Lost-Stolen-Phones-Cost-U.S http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120322005325/en/Look.... It is their estimate of how much lost and stolen phones cost Americans, not the worldwide market for stolen phones.
- DonGateley 13y agoNO! This is a private matter, not one for legislation. It simply gives big brother the means to stop us completely from talking with anyone not in shouting distance. Terribly, terribly dangerous.