[aklug] Re: brick phones

The California State Assembly is looking at this. I expect they are trying
to leverage their share of the market in a similar way they did with the
auto industry with emissions standards; where they set the standard and
auto makers just follow that standard across the country rather than make a
California version of the car. I am not quite sure how that would work
with the mobile phone market.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/07/california-kill-switch-law

In any case, having a third party controlled mandated brick switch seems
like a really bad idea. Its easy to see how, whether through an accident
or malice, phones being bricked. I understand the desire to reduce the
incentive for cell phone theft, but there are a bunch of unintended
consequences that as an owner I am unwilling to risk.

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Christopher Howard <
christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:

> For those of us who haven't had time -- is there anyone who has been
> watching this issue?: I've been hearing about a recent push (I think
> this has been suggested before) from members of congress saying that we
> should try to end all cell phone theft by forcing manufacturers to
> design their cell phones so that they brick themselves when stolen.
>
> Personally, anytime I hear the word "legislation" used in any discussion
> related to technology, I get a nervous twitch. But anyone know more
> about this?
>
> --
> http://www.lugod.org/presentations/pgp/why.html
>
>

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Received on Mon Feb 10 10:59:12 2014