Apple patents method for disabling cell phone cameras

Very handy if you're a corrupt policeman, oppressive regime, etc.

Quick and dirty:

"The patent describes an invisible infrared sensor integrated into mobile iOS devices with a built-in camera — which includes iPhones, the iPod Touch and iPad 2. As the Apple patent explains, an infrared sensor in a mobile phone could be used to search for another signal that would say whether it is O.K. to activate and record footage with the phone’s camera."