Government controlled kill switches built into smart devices…..what could go wrong. This is, in part,  why my next phone will be based on  the  +adafruit #fona. https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-fona-mini-gsm-gprs-cellular-phone-module/overview
EFF sent a letter this week opposing SB 962, a bill by California Senator Mark Leno that mandates every phone that will be sold in the state to have a “kill switch”—a technological solution that would remotely disable a smartphone if, say, it were stolen or lost. Despite our concerns, the bill passed out of committee in the Assembly.