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."

Comments

Re:really?

[Jmanamj]

The point is, there's an endless variation of disguises you can use to thwart the software as long as certain programed traits it looks for (darkness above eyes/lighter nose and cheekbones/symmetry) are thrown off by face markings and hairstyles. I think this would be cooler with glowing phosphorescent paint, but I think the point is to blend in so the software doesnt look too closely at you.

Re:Hack the Gibson

[kaizokuace]

one step closer to living in the world of Hackers. Just gotta find my old roller blades now...

Weird Title

[RobinEggs]

There's no hacking involved, and the word hacking wasn't even necessary for sensationalism's sake. Seriously, I know people write misleading headlines to get eyeballs, but a perfectly accurate title could have been just as enticing: how about "Evading Big Brother with Help from Revlon?" Isn't evading about as interesting as hacking, Big Brother-wise?

Even when they could be honest, accurate, and interesting the Slashdot editors simply don't bother. Why?

Re:Just wear a mask

[blair1q]

The police, and policy in general, are simple:

1. Ignore something.
2. If there's a crime associated with it, stop ignoring it, and start treating it as the crime.
3. Ignore something else.

And so on.

This passes for thesis research these days?

[timmarhy]

Seriously, no wonder universities are producing so many substandard graduates these days, the standards seem to be inversely proportional to the fee's they charge.

When hiring I hardly give that $100,000 education any weight at all, unless they have on the job experience they've applied it to, and their references can back that up.

????WTF?????.....

[rts008]

This is the essence of true 'hacking'.

It's not all about 'computers' on 'the internets'.

He is definitely 'hacking' the facial recognition system to give interested parties the ability to avoid/negate it.

Ascribe to the Newspeak, imbibe that Koolaide, let the popular Media 'teach' you, and keep you informed...

Oh yeah,...GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU PUNKS!!!!