Government controlled kill switches built into smart devices…..what could go wrong. This is, in part…

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.