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Apple Patents Technology To Block Your Phone Camera

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Apple has just received approval for a patent on technology that could disable a phone’s video and camera capabilities in certain settings.

A small sensor placed on or near the stage would admit infrared signals containing encoded data that, when picked up by a compatible device, could disable a smartphone or tablet’s camera function. There’s even an image in the patent paperwork demonstrating just how this would be used to prevent unwanted recorded  during concerts.

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