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Minnesota passes nation’s first smartphone ‘kill switch’ law
Washington Post ^
| 5/15/2014
| NIRAJ CHOKSHI
Posted on 05/15/2014 3:53:54 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
This law will help combat the growing number of violent cellphone thefts in Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton... If my cell phone turned violent, I would crush it and throw it away. I would NOT wait for it to be stolen.
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posted on
05/15/2014 4:56:56 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: winner3000
GREAT!
And obviously there is not danger of an oppressive government mis-using this feature, so it’s ALL good!
/s
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posted on
05/15/2014 4:59:28 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: Izzy Dunne
If some one steals my cell now do I not call the provider and they shut it down.
May be the do gooders will try to push a braclet that talks to the device as they are trying to push for guns.
Then they perp can cut you hand off and take the bracket too.
To: southern rock
To: markomalley
Cell service providers can already effectively “kill” a stolen device, if they wanted to. Each phone associates a unique ESN with an account. If they would disallow authentication of a device with a stolen ESN, the market for stolen phones would evaporate.
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posted on
05/15/2014 5:26:14 AM PDT
by
Sgt_Schultze
(A half-truth is a complete lie)
To: markomalley
Its much better when states try stuff like this than the Federal government, lets see how it goes.
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posted on
05/15/2014 5:30:49 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'I never said that you can keep your doctor . Republicans lie about me ')
To: markomalley; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; albertp; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; amchugh; ...
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:12:59 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: FatherofFive
My Sprint phone can be located, to within 50 feet, locked and I can turn on a very annoying alarm, all from any PC.
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:27:27 AM PDT
by
GregNH
(If you can't fight, please find a good place to hide!)
To: markomalley
And on of the the “unintended consequences” of this technology will be that the government can turn off the portable camera of those capturing images of government abuse.
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:33:25 AM PDT
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Vote Democrat. Once you're OK with killing babies the rest is easy. <BCC><)
To: markomalley
The thing is that this "kill switch" would be controlled by the phone carriers...and, consequently, the government. We have a winner here folks. No more entries please.
They are doing this to increase their power, not yours.
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:54:19 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss (I'll see you again someday Hope))
To: mabarker1
The ONLY reason this went through is because some scumball mayor got mugged. And he probably had some *cough* inappropriate selfies on his phone.
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:55:39 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss (I'll see you again someday Hope))
To: zeugma
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posted on
05/15/2014 6:57:34 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
To: markomalley
The 2nd ammendment provides the real solution, a kill switch for thieves!
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:04:06 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
To: markomalley
the state hopes to remove the incentive for such robberies...or just cause the robbers to kill you so you can't turn it off. That's about how it usually works when the government decides they're going to "help" you.
Never forget the nine most frightening words in the English language:"I'm from the government and I'm here to help! "
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:09:21 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: zeugma
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:11:18 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: WayneS
I bet your guns and SUV don’t get out of line!
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:16:10 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: markomalley
Violation of the first amendment.
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:18:08 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Are!)
To: FatherofFive
Yes, but the phones end up going overseas where they get defaulted back to new and resold. They have a barcode so why don’t they just make the phone companies check that to see if it was stolen?
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:24:17 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Did you just get off the short bus or what?)
To: markomalley; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; ...
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:31:48 AM PDT
by
null and void
(When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
To: null and void
California will be right behind
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posted on
05/15/2014 7:37:24 AM PDT
by
Nifster
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