"THEY USE FORCE TO MAKE YOU DO WHAT THE DECIDERS HAVE DECIDED YOU MUST DO" - Zack de la Rocha

"A robot must obey orders given it by qualified personnel," - Isaac Asimov

"It came to me then that every plan is a tiny prayer to father time." - "What Sarah Said," by Death Cab for Cutie

"Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out." - "Temple Grandin," Andrew Jackson Jihad

"Don't you want to lose the part of your brain that has opinions? To not even know what you are doing, or care about yourself or your species in the billions." - "That Black Bat Licorice" by Jack White



Friday, August 15, 2014

CA SB962- this bill lets service providers shut off your phone in case of theft

All smart phones will be required to incorporate this technology by July 2015 if this bill is signed by Governor Jerry Brown.  This software would allow your phone to be shut off by your provider (or an organization with access to the source code) at any time they should choose, though it is designed to help prevent theft.

Is the risk of theft worth this new restriction that could potentially be used in a case like the recent riots in Ferguson, where the police don't want any state violence to be recorded?

http://www.cnet.com/news/smartphone-kill-switch-bill-headed-to-california-governor/

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