Smartphone manufacturers and operators will be obliged to implement the device "breakers of death"

Two months ago, the California State Senator Mark Leno introduced a bill that would reduce the number of thefts and robberies of mobile phones. According to the document, the owner of the device has a right to block the device and erase everything on it, or contact the mobile operator to carry out the same actions. The service should be free.

Enactment of this law will significantly reduce the number of thefts, as after locking the phone will be completely unworkable to return to its owner. Consequently, the theft for resale will stop or at least be reduced.

According to statistics, in San Francisco more than 50% of robberies committed theft of a mobile phone. Since 2012, this figure increased by 12%. In general, other states observed the same trend. Every minute in the United States steal more than 113 smartphones.

Without waiting for requirements from the authorities, "the switch of death" has long been leading introduced smartphone makers (Apple, Samsung, Huawei) and mobile operators (AT & T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint).

Unfortunately, in our country, this law will affect only partially. Companies producing smartphones will have to incorporate into their devices' circuit breakers of death ", but until someone from Deputies of the State Duma did not deliver a similar initiative, our mobile operators can not block stolen phones.

via Arstechnica