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LiberalArkie

(19,337 posts) Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:29 AM Thursday

I believe that soon the administration will push for the cell phone manufacturers to provide a method that will allow [View all]

the LEO's to automatically disable all cellphone cameras within a certain radius.

They can already kill the cellular, but that is not enough. People can still record and upload later. They want to be able to turn off the actual camera.

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I believe that soon the administration will push for the cell phone manufacturers to provide a method that will allow [View all] LiberalArkie Thursday OP

I don't think that's possible, because cell phone cameras are just cameras. Ocelot II Thursday #1

Software runs the cameras DetroitLegalBeagle Thursday #3

Even if that were implemented sir pball Thursday #4

in new orleans post katrina none of our cell phones worked rampartd Thursday #2

This was already proposed years ago DBoon Thursday #5

Now they have a president to sign an executive order and a court to ok it.. LiberalArkie Thursday #6

Some people buy a certain type of iPhone just for the camera..if they disable what we're paying for, we don't pay Deuxcents Thursday #7

I think that the actual camera (Nikon, Cannon etc) would still work as there would be no way to stop them. LiberalArkie Thursday #8