California Assembly Passes Cell Phone "Kill Switch" Bill

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Mark Melin
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In a bid to discourage theft, a law requiring smartphones to have a “kill switch” just passed the California Assembly Thursday morning. Smartphone kill switch bill passed in California If signed into law by the governor, the California law would require all smartphones include software that enables phone owners to remotely lock it so it cannot be used and wipe the phone of personal data.  If the phone is recovered, users can enter a special unlocking code to re-open the phone. “We are on the verge of implementing regulations that will have tremendous benefits to public safety,” San Francisco District…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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