The thin line separating Big Government and Big Business is becoming less and less discernible as new technologies expand the scope of both parties’ intrusive capabilities.
While such modern marvels as laptops and cell phones have given people greater access to information and made life more convenient overall for them, they also present opportunities for powerful actors to exert greater control over others. A recent example is Apple’s acquisition of a patent for a technology that will almost definitely be used against ordinary people.
The tech in question takes the form of a camera, not unlike the ones included on most smartphones these days. Unlike most cameras, however, the patent’s camera is able to detect infrared signals and read data from them. It is Apple’s hope that these signals can be used to manipulate the camera into not recording events such as concerts and movie screenings, a good thing for film and record companies but a bad thing for Americans who will have their phones’ already-fragile security situations further compromised.
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I hate Apple anyway…
Another thing to help criminals and hurt the rest of us
Hahaha I’ll say it again$#%&!@*apple
Getting ready for federal government control.$#%&!@*would have loved such technology!
rotten to the core
Real simple get an Android phone or bring a video camera that is a standalone device
Orrrrr…. u can use a fukn camera or gopro.. or anything other than apple.. js.
One more reason not to have an IPhone or Apple anything.
What I read was the app will prevent recordings at shows or concerts only.
They have technology that will prevent you from uploading images at scenes of riots for example. They won’t want certain news to be getting out live, if they can’t control it you can’t see it.