As Ryan pointed out, none of this would be legal. Additionally... all of this is stuff your carrier can do right now, anyway. On Mon, 27 Jan 2014, Tom Poe wrote: > On 01/27/2014 05:11 PM, tclug at freakzilla.com wrote: >> How exactly does this jeopardize my freedom?... >> >> On Mon, 27 Jan 2014, Max Shinn wrote: >> >>> This looks like a threat for those of us who want libre phones... >>> >>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/legislation-phone-thefts_n_4653392.html >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> -Max >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > First thing that happens, is kill switch is controlled by carrier, and if you > are communicating during a protest, your phone goes dead, until you prove you > are not a criminal. :) > > Next thing that happens, is kill switch is controlled by carrier, and if you > yell at your customer service representative, she will make your phone go > dead, until you pay extra fees. :) > > Next thing that happens, is kill switch is controlled by carrier, and if your > dossier at NSA is flagged, you will be unable to call your lawyer, because > your carrier has been ordered to make your phone dead. :) > > Your freedom to communicate is as diminished as your voting rights that were > eliminated when Bush switched to proprietary electronic voting systems. > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >