Apple gets patent for censoring text messages
Apple gets patent for censoring text messages
Although Apple applied for it all the way back in 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has just awarded Apple, Inc. a patent on technology that could be used to block or censor text messages that contain potentially offensive terms. Although the patent uses the phrase objectionable content rather then sexting, it s reasonably clear what Apple has in mind: giving parents the ability to …