Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
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Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#2I know who that is! That's the guy with the funny glasses!
Technology like this does not prevent recognition unless lots of people are using it. One glance at the glasses, and I doubt there will be much uptake.
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Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#4I know who that is! That's the guy with the funny glasses! Technology like this does not prevent recognition unless lots of people are using it. One glance at the glasses, and I doubt there will be much uptake.
Exactly. Line up with online purchase data and your friends database, and you have even better recognition.
Also: RGPs, as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_glasses
[When I was 10 I had black nylon frames like those, and yes, I was made fun of a lot, so I became a kernel hacker :-) ]
Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#5I doubt you would wear them 24/7, and you'd only want to wear them if you intentionally did not want to be recognized (at an airport/casino/robbery) but the fact that you had them on would draw attention to yourself, plus I suspect it'd be easy to trace back to the purchaser if the adoption rate were low.
Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#6See Elton John for sunglasses that mean you cannot be recognised, apart from "Who the hell is that in the glasses - Elton John?"
Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#7I know who that is! That's the guy with the funny glasses! Technology like this does not prevent recognition unless lots of people are using it. One glance at the glasses, and I doubt there will be much uptake.
They could also actually identify you if they flashed in certain patterns or had slightly differential brightness. The paranoid might have to avoid them or make their own...
Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#8As someone who's worked with computer vision, I doubt this is fully effective. It might prevent an exact match, but a good facial recognition algorithm can still whittle down the total possibilities. That's because your cheeks, ears and nose are also used as identifying features. The only effective cover is something that covers whole face.
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#9I don't get how near IR is able to distort facial recognition software.
Let's say I have a camera that cannot record in IR range, just the full spectrum. I can still run a facial recognition software using those photos.
I am well and truly lost about how it works
Re: Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
#10Wouldn't some old fashioned mirrored aviator glasses work just as well.