Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Heywood J

(2,515 posts)

5. An old article, but

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 08:42 AM

Aug 2013

I'm shocked, SHOCKED to find out that a company whose products are built by mistreated Chinese workers would consider such a thing, much less file for a patent on it.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

18 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Apple patent could remotely disable protesters' phone cameras [View all] KamaAina Aug 2013 OP

Article from a year ago. Note date. Google, Samsung, Microsoft and Blackberry have similar patents. onehandle Aug 2013 #1

Yet. krispos42 Aug 2013 #17

How convenient for authoritarians. woo me with science Aug 2013 #2

That's true for almost everything we (the US) spend our money on. kentauros Aug 2013 #8

See, that mindset is the problem, IMO Recursion Aug 2013 #10

However, kentauros Aug 2013 #11

Thank you, citizen Marat... Recursion Aug 2013 #13

So, not killing people and spending our money on progressive things kentauros Aug 2013 #14

I was referring to what happens when well meaning people start fretting Recursion Aug 2013 #15

Okay, but I wasn't talking about that. kentauros Aug 2013 #16

It's an interesting argument. Robb Aug 2013 #3

First Amendment shut off feature. Octafish Aug 2013 #4

An old article, but Heywood J Aug 2013 #5

I think it would be more likely used to shut down MineralMan Aug 2013 #6

That's what it was originally for. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #7

That's Already Happening... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #18

So, don't take that kind of camera to a protest. kentauros Aug 2013 #9

I blame Michael Faraday Recursion Aug 2013 #12