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FCC, CTIA push against stolen phones went nowhere |
May 13, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission and the CTIA, a lobbying group for the wireless industry, discussed a major initiative last year that could have significantly cracked down on trading in stolen phones, but the plan appears to have gone nowhere.A draft of the initiative, called STOPS, describes it as “a multi-stakeholder initiative” intended to “stamp out the illegal secondary market for smartphones and other mobile devices.” The document, dated Aug. 15, 2013, was obtained by IDG News Service through a public records request.STOPS was due to begin last September with a campaign to teach consumers how to avoid buying a stolen phone. That was to be followed in November with the promotion of software that could remotely wipe lost or stolen handsets and display a “stolen phone” message on the screen.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2154182/fcc-ctia-push-against-stolen-phones-went-nowhere.html#tk.rss_all
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