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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew tecnology to block cell phone cameras!
Oh GREAT! Just what police departments need!!!!!
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/30/technology/apple-patent-stop-phone-recording/
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New tecnology to block cell phone cameras! (Original Post)
Ernesto
Jul 2016
OP
These will fly off the shelf to cops for sure. Great for a police state. Hmmmm, ony works
RKP5637
Jul 2016
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)1. These will fly off the shelf to cops for sure. Great for a police state. Hmmmm, ony works
for Apple, hence alternatives.
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)2. Remember: this would only effect IPHONES
Apple is not your friend. Buy Android or Windows phones, at least they allow you to actually own what you purchased.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)4. Apple is not your friend
Could not agree more
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)3. If they implement it
they would kiss their sales goodbye.
ret5hd
(20,573 posts)5. Hmmm...as described it senses an infrared signal which triggers software to disable camera.
It seems a simple infrared filter over the lens would defeat this.
longship
(40,416 posts)6. It is just a patent right now.
And a rather impractical design as it is easily disabled with a simple IR blocking lens over the camera.
My guess. This will likely not be implemented.
Initech
(100,155 posts)7. That kind of crap is why I won't be buying Apple products any time soon.
Makes me glad I bought an LG phone instead of Apple for this time around.