Hacking Big Brother With Help From Revlon

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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how not to be seen

[maxwells_deamon]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1163919/monty_pythons_flying_circus_how_not_to_be_seen/

Boot Camp 101

[flyingfsck]

He 'discovered' basic camoflage:
Diagonal lines confuses facial recognision in humans too.

Anyone that has been in the Military/Police could have told him that.