Using a light source to temporarily saturate a camera sensor of a camera connected to a computer

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• a display device;
• and
• a camera comprising:
• a lens;
• an imaging sensor;
• and
• an organic light emitting diode (OLED) film;
• wherein the memory includes instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• determining that a security feature is enabled, wherein the security feature causes the OLED film to saturate the imaging sensor such that an unauthorized user accessing the camera views distorted data that is unusable to determine information associated with a user of the computing device;
• based on determining that the security feature is enabled, providing power to the OLED film to cause the OLED film to emit an amount of light sufficient to saturate the imaging sensor;
• initiating execution of a software application;
• based on determining that the software application uses the camera, automatically disabling the security feature;
• and
• based on determining that the software application has completed execution, automatically re-enabling the security feature.

A camera comprising:

• a lens;
• an imaging sensor;
• and
• an organic light emitting diode (OLED) film;
• wherein the camera is communicatively coupled to a computing device comprising:
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• determining that a security feature is enabled, wherein the security feature causes the OLED film to saturate the imaging sensor such that an unauthorized user accessing the camera views distorted data that is unusable to determine information associated with a user of the computing device;
• based on determining that the security feature is enabled, providing power to the OLED film to cause the OLED film to emit an amount of light sufficient to saturate the imaging sensor;
• initiating execution of a software application;
• based on determining that the software application uses the camera, automatically disabling the security feature;
• and
• based on determining that the software application has completed execution, automatically re-enabling the security feature.