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Ernesto

(5,077 posts) Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:48 PM Jul 2016

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New 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 #1

Remember: this would only effect IPHONES Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #2

Apple is not your friend Egnever Jul 2016 #4

If they implement it Kelvin Mace Jul 2016 #3

Hmmm...as described it senses an infrared signal which triggers software to disable camera. ret5hd Jul 2016 #5

It is just a patent right now. longship Jul 2016 #6

That kind of crap is why I won't be buying Apple products any time soon. Initech Jul 2016 #7

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

1. These will fly off the shelf to cops for sure. Great for a police state. Hmmmm, ony works

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:50 PM

Jul 2016

for Apple, hence alternatives.

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)

2. Remember: this would only effect IPHONES

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:59 PM

Jul 2016

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

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:06 PM

Jul 2016

Could not agree more

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

3. If they implement it

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:04 PM

Jul 2016

they would kiss their sales goodbye.

ret5hd

(20,482 posts)

5. Hmmm...as described it senses an infrared signal which triggers software to disable camera.

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:24 PM

Jul 2016

It seems a simple infrared filter over the lens would defeat this.

longship

(40,416 posts)

6. It is just a patent right now.

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:36 PM

Jul 2016

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

(100,038 posts)

7. That kind of crap is why I won't be buying Apple products any time soon.

Reply to Ernesto (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:40 PM

Jul 2016

Makes me glad I bought an LG phone instead of Apple for this time around.

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