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5. this will be good for cutting off communication during protests.

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 04:31 AM

Feb 2014

i can't believe this is being considered at the state level. who's going to be in charge of flipping the switch next time there's a protest? don't think it could happen? BART did this exact thing two years ago:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/barts-cell-phone-shutdown-one-year-later

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California bill proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets [View all] antiquie Feb 2014 OP

Kind of pointless htuttle Feb 2014 #1

>5mph antiquie Feb 2014 #3

So I can't use my phone on BART or the bus? Sirveri Feb 2014 #4

this will be good for cutting off communication during protests. pothos Feb 2014 #5

Two different things. antiquie Feb 2014 #6