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'Privacy Visor' Can Fool Face-Recognition Cameras

Posted by Soulskill on from the why-geordi-really-wore-a-visor dept.

itwbennett writes: Dark shades aren't enough to go incognito in the age of face recognition camera systems. For that you need the Privacy Visor developed at Japan's National Institute of Informatics. The visor consists of a lightweight, wraparound, semitransparent plastic sheet fitted over eyewear frames. It works by reflecting overhead light into the camera lens, causing the area around the eyes to appear much brighter than normal.

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  1. I'll give it a week by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Within the week, a new update will allow
    a) recognition of people wearing the "Privacy Visor"
    b) selling their name to people advertizing privacy products

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  2. Re:Kind of self-defeating by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The basic reason they work is probably that current face recognition programs are confused by them. The light being shined back is a minor influence at best, it does not blind the cameras. A few tweaks and the system will recognize faces again.