An article on Mashable discusses a patent awarded to Apple that would allow mobile photo and video capabilities to be disabled in a specific geographic area. There are many sides to this proposed technology - it is great in things like school bathrooms and movie theaters, but raises human rights concerns when governments or companies use the tech on San Francisco subways, Syrian, or New York streets ( just some random examples...) And of course, anytime a technology is introduced to shut down devices, it will be hackable and circumventable. I could imagine a scenario where a hacker will release your device for a fee, or a venue owner will allow access for a fee - think $5 water bottles in airports.
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