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3. Does it make the screen and other components unusable?

Thu May 8, 2014, 10:19 PM

May 2014

I figured most stolen phones are parted out. .

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California Senate OKs requiring 'kill switches' on cellphones [View all] alp227 May 2014 OP

wtf, apple HAS kill switch. mopinko May 2014 #1

BS billhicks76 May 2014 #15

The cost of this.. sendero May 2014 #22

I can already kill my iPhone, iPad, and Macbook Pro if stolen. onehandle May 2014 #2

Does it make the screen and other components unusable? pipoman May 2014 #3

Have you ever tried to part out a smartphone? bhikkhu May 2014 #9

i have changed my touch screen pipoman May 2014 #11

That's why I happily carry my cracked iPhone with no case. Atman May 2014 #21

meh. you should be able to replace the screen mopinko May 2014 #24

It's not even the screen Atman May 2014 #25

sounds like a job for duct tape. mopinko May 2014 #27

That's wonderful. christx30 May 2014 #4

^^ This. WilliamPitt May 2014 #6

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #16

It gets even better. 951-Riverside May 2014 #7

+1 iamthebandfanman May 2014 #8

because they have it in other countries CreekDog May 2014 #14

As if they can't just disable the cell tower system anyway seveneyes May 2014 #19

as if most cell towers work in big crowds anyway. mopinko May 2014 #28

Only on DU... OilemFirchen May 2014 #10

A Rally? billhicks76 May 2014 #17

^^^ Stop making sense. Atman May 2014 #26

And you're worried about ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #18

Will be used by police/government. Any fool can see that. n/t Psephos May 2014 #31