PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Legislate for Mobile Phones to have Hardware "Kill Switch" to help reduce thefts
To legislate to require all mobile phones imported into, or manufactured in the UK, to have a Hardware Kill switch. This would prevent stolen phones from being accessed by the thieves. We believe current software security does not provide adequate protection.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
46
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 46/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 46/100,000
Background
According to figures from the Metropolitan Police, 70,137 phones were stolen in London in 2024.
Mobile phone theft can cause dramatic trauma to the victim, and is a major crime wave. Information yielded from the phone can be used to fraudulently extort money from bank accounts, and the phones are reprogrammed and sold on the black market.