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antihero on June 21, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple's infrared 'camera kill switch' patent appli...

And most handsets can be rooted/jailbroken to disable said features anyway.

icebraining on June 22, 2011 [–]

I think the patent includes a specialized chip. The OS may be unable to control it, if it communicates directly with the camera.

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