Apple’s New Patent Allows For More Government Control

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Recently, the social media is buzzing over reports that Apple has invented a new technology that now can switch off iphone camera and wi-fi, when entering a ‘sensitive area’.  Technology would broadcast a signal to automatically shut down Smarphone features, or even the entire phone.

Yes! It’s true, On June 2008 – Apple filed a patent – titles “Apparatus and methods for enforcement of policies upon a wireless device” that defines the ability of U.S. Government to remotely disable certain functions of a device without user consent.

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