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Politicians call for kill switch on smartphones to deter theft

SYRACUSE — U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) on April 11 announced he’s co-sponsoring a bill that would require a kill switch to deter thieves and help end a “violent epidemic” of smartphone thefts. The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used that language in a news release to describe the thefts. Schneiderman joined

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