House OKs phone ‘kill switch’
Published 10:11 am Friday, May 9, 2014
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House has passed a bill requiring smartphones and cell-connected tablet computers sold in Minnesota to feature an anti-theft “kill switch.”
The House backed the bill Thursday by a vote of 73-58. It would apply to all new smartphones and cell-connected tablet computers sold in the state after July 1, 2015.
