PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: Lenovo smartphones on display in Hong Kong. US prosecutors say they will meet on with four largest smartphone manufacturers to to urge them to install switches to disable stolen smartphones. - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: In a push to curb cellphone thefts, prosecutors for New York state and the city of San Francisco said on Wednesday they plan to meet with industry representatives to urge them to install switches to disable stolen smartphones.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said they will meet on June 13 with representatives of the four largest smartphone manufacturers.
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