The ability to remotely wipe your data has been available on smartphones for quite some time now, however, a new proposed law would make this technology mandatory on all new cell phones if it’s passed. In fact, the new proposed law takes it a step further by calling for ‘kill switches’ on all smartphones, so users can not only remotely wipe their data, but also render their phones... 

Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland has released a public statement apologizing to the public for the passing of the Monsanto Protection Act, stating that the legislation was buried deep within a government spending bill that was required to ‘prevent a government shutdown’. Mikulski is the Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman, one who was ultimately responsible for passing the bill that...