A bill was approved in Utah to force smartphone and tablet producers to include automatic filters blocking pornography, a feature Apple offers users in iOS.Approved on Thursday by the Utah House of Representatives, the HB72 "Device Filter Amendments" bill requires mobile devices sold or produced in the state to include software filters. These filters would be automatically enabled, blocking material deemed "harmful to minors" on the iPhone or iPad.As part of the activation, the bill also allows certain users of the devices to deactivate the filter completely or for specific content, reports Law & Crime. The device would also warn users that content is being filtered.Read more
