Apple Patent Allows Government to Disable Your iPhone [Video]

Posted October 9, 2012 at 10:39pm by iClarified | Please help us and submit a translation by clicking here | 14929 views

A patent granted to Apple in late-August, if implemented, would allow governments to disable your iPhone when they deem appropriate, reports BusinessInsider.

U.S. Patent No. 8,254,902, titled "Apparatus and methods for enforcement of policies upon a wireless device," enables phone policies to be set to change "one or more functional or operational aspects of a wireless device ... upon the occurrence of a certain event."

Take a look at the video below in which Tim Pool explains that this patent isn't to just disable your camera but to 'wirelessly control your device.' Quoting the patent he notes that "covert police or government operations may require complete blackout conditions."

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Leggoman - October 10, 2012 at 11:52pm

Do you believe that? the USA are may be one country this does go on for sure, Think FBI, CIA, as other post said supper computer looking for words in email and calls that may say bomb. We are listened to watched more than we know. So many CCTV, ATM, police cars reading your number plat, shop CCTV, that's just a few, the thing is just think of your phone as a bug? I'm sure it can be controlled remotely to listen in and or record video with out you knowing? Nothing is private any more, well I don't think so. Oh droid plans look at what they can do? Big daddy is watching you all the time lol

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Leggoman - October 10, 2012 at 11:36pm

@wait cameras are not disabled? But can be if government or police want to. To stop you from taking photos or video of them. ie if they was doing some thing wrong. Or don't want you reporting by photo or video.

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Walt - October 10, 2012 at 3:47pm

Why are the videos disabled

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Mike - October 10, 2012 at 4:34pm

Not in the USA I,m sure sounds like that would violate our rights in this Country.

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Anonymous - October 10, 2012 at 5:13am

I can't believe nobody saw this coming.

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Waimarie - October 20, 2012 at 12:11pm

to Nice, my iphone 4 stuck on sinpning wheel i had to hook iphone to computer open itunes and reset my iphone to factory settings be sure to save your data it takes a long time but i was glad to get my phone you will haft to rejailbreak.

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Me - October 10, 2012 at 4:59am

Relax! They're already doing all that. You just don't know it!! Haha suckers! And yes, even in France where you think you're immune to this. Get used to it...

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