California Lawmakers To Propose State Law Mandating Smartphone “Kill Switch”
California state lawmakers hope to enact a law mandating a smartphone “kill switch/anti-theft” deterrent in every smartphone sold to reduce thefts
AT&T “Offers” To Settle California Small Claims Case with Intimidation Tactics
AT&T offers California man that won small claims throttling case new deal – stay quiet and leave
AT&T Sued Over Unlimited Data Plan Throttling and Loses In LA Small Claims Court
A man in California has successfully sued AT&T Mobility in a Los Angeles area small claims court over the carriers actions against customers that are still paying for the long discontinued unlimited data plans that were eliminated in 2010 in favor of tiered data plans following the launch of the iPhone 3GS. At issue was […]
California Supreme Court Rules Cellphone Searches Legal
The California Supreme Court has ruled that police have the right to search the cell phone of anyone taken into custody when placed under arrest in the state. Citing current U.S. law, the Court noted: “This loss of privacy allows police not only to seize anything of importance they find on the arrestee’s body… but […]