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Hacking Big Brother With Help From Revlon

Posted by Soulskill on from the better-option-than-back-alley-eye-transplants dept.

skids writes "All those futuristic full-face eyeliner jobs in dystopian cyberpunk fiction might not be that far off the mark. A New York University student spent his thesis time exploring computer vision technology (OpenCV) for ways in which one could confound first-stage algorithms that initially lock onto faces. Then he mixed in a bit of fashion sense to predict future geek chic. Now, whether you want to go for the coal-miner look just to stay out of the data mine, that's up to you."

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  1. Reverse Engineering? by phantomcircuit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Harvey's research involves the reverse engineering of OpenCV, which its creators describe as an open-source "library of programming functions for real-time computer vision."

    Oh the reg whatever shall we do with you...

  2. God of War and Privacy by jeko · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kratos laughs at your facial recognition software.

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    He put his boots up on the table and made a face. "The sig," he smirked. "You can waste your life in search of the sig."
  3. A pirate patch? by sznupi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seems to me an aeasthetic patch covering one eye could work just as well - if not better. Plus it's relativelly less conspicuous (especially for a man)...and you might always need some medical procedure requiring later covering of one eye, right?

    PS. Harrrr!

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    One that hath name thou can not otter
  4. Re:Weird Title by biryokumaru · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now, I didn't RTFA or RTFS, but I did RTFH, and I'm pretty sure this story is about using lipstick to write an SQL injection attack directly across your face. I mean, duh.

    Why don't you try to RTFH sometime?

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    When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
  5. Hollywood Masquerade by cosm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think it would be hilarious for criminals to just wear Halloween masks of celebrities. Did Justin Bieber rob 62 banks last week? Did Britney Spears steal a carton of Newports in 8 different states in two days? Sure would put new meaning on the american people being robbed. CNN: "Did President Obama rob 1000 people today? Facial recognition technology tips off authorities."

    Hey, I am just a guy asking questions. What were we talking about again?

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    'We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.' RPF
  6. Re:What about thermal imaging? by sowth · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's easy to defeat a thermal imaging camera. Just call in Natalie Portman with her hot grits, and every system is overloaded.