Apple granted patent for way to stop iPhones from taking photos at concerts or sensitive locations | 9to5Mac

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Apple granted patent for way to stop iPhones from taking photos at concerts or sensitive locations – 9to5Mac

One of the things that really spoils live concerts these days is that half the people there don’t seem to want to watch it live at all – they’d rather watch it through their phone screen, holding the device up and blocking the view of those behind them. T

via 9to5Mac: http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/28/apple-patent-infra-red-block-photos/

The patent describes the camera detecting an infrared signal and interpreting the data. One signal could be used to disable both still photography and video recording.