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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Apple patent would disable phone based on location
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Wed Sep 5 00:42:38 2012
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Apple patent would disable phone based on location
http://j.mp/PZNegI (NBC)
"Among a bevy of patents awarded to Apple this week was one that would
enable or disable certain features of a phone depending on its
location. It could be useful, but it also raises serious questions
about who really owns your device."
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A lot of ideas are patented but never used. Anyway, without reading
the patent in detail, I'd note there are a variety of apps (that
probably postdate the patent application) that do this already. One
problem with any attempt to enforce such a regime is that you need
everyone to have phones carrying the capability, and you have to be
ready for the litigation exposure if (for example) an important call
or message is blocked by such a system. It doesn't take much
imagination to think of a bunch of other exposure examples as well.
--Lauren--
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