Leno's smartphone 'kill-switch' bill advances as tech, phone giants drop opposition
August 07, 2014 at 15:27 PM EDT
A sustained campaign by San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and a host of other law enforcement figures has helped mute criticism from wireless companies, handset makers and software giants to legislation that would require smartphones sold in California to have "kill-switch" technology to render devices useless if stolen or lost...