Data and Mobile theft- fighting back gets support!

Minnesota Has Become the first U.S. state to introduce so-called 'kill switch' legislation.

Though the legislation has not yet passed into law, it seems, That it will likely be - It will Increase capacity for some privacy and additional preventative Such Measures against demeaning and nightmarish experiences: such as 'identity theft' (Relatively easy to process in a country Which rather still use the outdated model of attaching a person's credit history to his or her social security number.

The legislation will mean That all smartphones sold in the state from July 2015 must be fitted with anti-theft software. Such software Allows owners to remotely disable and wipe Their stolen handsets.

Police departments across the U.S. have lobbied for Such legislation. ACCORDING to the U.S. telecoms regulator, an Estimated one in three robberies Involve smartphones.

California, of course, is next up being close to introducing itself to the same bill, while Congress is mulling over national legislation.

Global Action

London Mayor Boris Johnson has lent his backing for a push for an international agreement on the need for a 'kill switch.' This would of course go a long way to solidifying international Efforts to Contain the present problem!

He joined the Secure Our Smartphones initiative last summer along with New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco district attorney George Gascon. The campaign is designed to put pressure on the industry to help phone solve the issue of smartphone and tablet theft.

Existing protection for Sensitive data does exist, but it's far from solving the overall problem and more is needed.

Many handset manufacturers Already have kill switches installed on Their phones, for example Samsung has Such a function and Apple offers a facility to track its devices via a service called "Find My iPhone." As well as GPS tracking, it Also Allows users to remotely Their phones wipe.

Microsoft and Google have a similar functions for Their handsets and there are a variety of apps to locate, lock and wipe smartphones stolen, but there is variation in effectiveness and smart thieves are able to beat Often users / owners to the information before it is erased or Otherwise protected!