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The Mobile Kill Switch Is In Effect: Here’s What You Need To Know

The Mobile Kill Switch Is In Effect: Here’s What You Need To Know | Daily Magazine | Scoop.it
From officialandreascy.blogspot.com - July 12, 2015 4:10 AM
Mobile phone crime has become a serious problem. Learn how to protect your smartphone with Kill Switch.
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Kill Switch for Mobile Devices is in effect. Learn what it is and how it works.

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Stephania Savva, Ph.D's curator insight, July 12, 2015 8:49 AM

A must read article on protecting your phone in the case of theft.

 

http://bit.ly/mobileantitheftswitch
Sigalon's curator insight, July 14, 2015 9:43 PM
What Is A Kill Switch?  A kill switch is a function featured on a smart device that gives a person the ability to remotely lock a phone and wipe the data on it if needed. The anti-theft measure requires users to input a passcode in a smartphone before it can be unlocked or restored to factory settings. What this new law in California calls for is a mandatory kill switch (think “Find My iPhone” or Android Device Manager) built into all smartphones, placed in active mode automatically.  Why Is It Happening?  It’s happening because “Apple Picking,” aka iPhone stealing, has become a crime epidemic due to the great value these handheld gadgets hold. In fact, 3.1 million Americans had their mobile phones stolen in 2013 and an estimated 1 in 3 thefts in the U.S. involves a smartphone. Many victims of these crimes are passengers on public transit and a sizeable portion have been threatened with knives or guns as well as assaulted. In order to deter these events from happening, the government is getting involved. A law has already been put in place in Minnesota and most recently went into effect in the state of California. The thought behind requiring an obligatory kill switch in all phones is that potential thieves won’t even attempt to steal a phone by knowing it will render useless once out of the original owner’s hands. 
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A must read article on protecting your phone in the case of theft.

 

http://bit.ly/mobileantitheftswitch
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Florida rules police need warrant to nab cell location data

Florida rules police need warrant to nab cell location data | Daily Magazine | Scoop.it
From www.slashgear.com - October 23, 2014 2:23 AM
Your everyday devices, particularly smartphones, betray aspects of your privacy in many ways, not the least of which is transmitting location information that law enforcement, among others, has regularly used in the pursuit of suspects.

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