June 19, 2006
Anti-Camera' System Blocks Unwanted Digital Photography
The Georgia Institute of Technology reports that researchers have completed a prototype device that can block digital-camera function in a given area.
"The small-area product could prevent espionage photography in government buildings, industrial settings or trade shows. It could also be used in business settings -- for instance, to stop amateur photography where shopping-mall-Santa pictures are being taken.
The system works by looking for the reflectivity and shape of the image-producing sensors used in digital cameras." You can hear more about it in today's show on mobuzz.tv.
Related:
-- 'Privacy zone' blocks camera phones - Iceberg Systems' Safe Haven, testing in 2003, could automatically switch off camera phones to protect industrial secrets and private areas.
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