By: Marion Renault
Starting next summer, when a new smartphone gets lost or stolen, the owner will be able to render it unusable.
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a new law into effect Wednesday that requires a “kill switch” for all new smartphones and cell-connected tablets sold in the state after July 1, 2015. Minnesota is the first state in the country to pass this type of law.
The kill switch function would allow for the device to be remotely disabled and for its memory to be wiped if stolen or lost.