California Senate approves smartphone killswitch bill

That kill switch lawmakers have so earnestly been trying to implement passed an important hurdle this week. After failing to pass just two weeks ago, the bill has been approved and now must go through a lengthy legislative process before hitting the desk of California Gov. Jerry Brown. If signed into law, all smartphones sold in California would be required to include a “kill switch” capable of rendering a phone inoperable. The kill switch idea has been vigorously opposed by wireless carriers.