Wait, we'll only be allowed to watch it liv
Many artists have recently expressed their dislike for those at concerts who
seem to watch the whole event through their smartphone. Apple
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/> , though, is trying to solve that
problem.
The tech giant has been granted a patent that will help disable the iPhone
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camera function against the user's will at certain locations, be they at an
Adele concert, a cinema, or even just a classified location.
Apple describes a technology whereby an infrared emitter is placed in areas
where photography is barred, with this generating signals that have encoded
data with camera-blocking commands. The iPhone then receives this signal,
decodes the data, and blocks the user from taking photos or recording video.
The patent
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reads: "[The device] may be unable to display or store images if the device
has received a command to disable recording. If a user selects a record
function while that function is temporarily disabled, [the display] may provide
a black screen with [a notification] to notify the user that recording has been
disabled."
Of course, it's important to point out that this selfie-denying technology is
just a patent, meaning there's a strong chance Apple never chooses to bring it
on board a future iPhone. If they do, though, we'll all have to go back to
enjoying things live — can you imagine such a world?
