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Perspective

Sep. 30, 2014

'Kill switch' law may kill employers' information security

In an effort to protect consumers and discourage smartphone theft, every smartphone sold in California, beginning in July 2015, must come equipped with an antitheft measure or "kill switch." By Ferry Eden Lopez


By Ferry Eden Lopez


In this digital age, smartphone technology has become essential and ubiquitous to business operations. But the surging popularity of smartphones is blurring the divide between business and personal worlds, which can lead to complicated and costly problems for employers, especially in light of California's new "kill switch" law.


In an effort to protect consumers and discourage smartphone theft, the state Legislature is ...

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