Comments on: Fooling facial recognition surveillance cameras with cunning and crocheting

By: BombBlastLightingWaltz

BombBlastLightingWaltz — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Except on Halloween.

By: Kimmo

Kimmo — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:53:00 +0000

Love it.

I know I’m too late, but here’s the pix without the gazillion clicks.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6982124979_067e18581c_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/6999265033_bcb2e6fa8d_b.jpg
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http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6853137826_3f5c387f01_b.jpg

By: timquinn

timquinn — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:23:00 +0000

also defeats human powered facial recognition, no?

By: timquinn

timquinn — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:23:00 +0000

no, well, okay

Edit: I see what you did there. You have hidden your actual comment behind an impenetrable mask. I must, reluctantly, ask that you ignore this reply.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:51:00 +0000

It’s also okay for a man to wear a wig and make-up.

By: Steve Marsh

Steve Marsh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:31:00 +0000

Disregard this comment.

By: Ryan Matheuszik

Ryan Matheuszik — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:25:00 +0000

There’s no red light camera on the corner of Railway Rd and Jackson Ave in Vancouver… :-D

By: knijon

knijon — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Did the “you can’t wear masks like that in public” crowd actually watch the video to the end? Me thinks not.

By: IronEdithKidd

IronEdithKidd — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Enhance!!

(I can’t believe no one said it yet.)

By: tony hille

tony hille — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:52:00 +0000

so it’s ok for a women to wear a wig,a tonne of make up with huge lashes…but it’s not ok to wear a mask?

By: Martijn Vos

Martijn Vos — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:21:00 +0000

I agree. If you only want to thwart automated facial recognition, but be recognizable to humans, something like CV Dazzle http://cvdazzle.com/ is much more suitable.

Also has the advantage that you get to live in a SciFi world instead of a comicbook world.

By: kjh

kjh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:04:00 +0000

Just wear it on the back of your head, or on your chest.

By: softyelectric

softyelectric — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:54:00 +0000

Super neat looking… just as a note, “real-world-applicable” (or what I’d call industrially viable) facial recognition systems aren’t even close yet. At the convention hall or in the developer’s testing lab, under perfectly controlled conditions, yes, but the idea that these kinds of systems are implemented and effective at your local airport or corporate headquarters is simply untrue.

By: oasisob1

oasisob1 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:46:00 +0000

Is it? Let’s check in with France on that topic…

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:10:00 +0000

But, splutter, surely, … if only everyone masks their faces then only everybody … will … um.

Hmm. Works for me. OK.

By: Lemoutan

Lemoutan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:07:00 +0000

Yay. Adapt P K Dick’s scramble suits to generate a halo and a holier-than-thou posture – problem solved.

By: squeeziecat

squeeziecat — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:26:00 +0000

YARN-mulke.

By: Jonathan Roberts

Jonathan Roberts — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:42:00 +0000

Privacy loving man invokes Streisand effect, posts pictures and video of himself with his ‘disguise’ on Boing Boing. Also colours hair purple, just in case people can’t identify him with the mask on.

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:40:00 +0000

The trick is to get everyone to start wearing them. Remember V for Vendetta? Suddenly, everyone’s got one of those ruddy Guy Fawkes masks on… only this wouldn’t be as revolutionary. More ‘fun’.

By: RedShirt77

RedShirt77 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:27:00 +0000

If you shave your eyebrows and wear alternating wigs could it figure your face out? Maybe have a hat with a second, more distinct face on it. Creepy but it might work<

By: Bottle Imp

Bottle Imp — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:17:00 +0000

I can’t help thinking of this as a face yarmulke…

By: bingobangoboy

bingobangoboy — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:02:00 +0000

Now there’s a surefire way to avoid harassment from the authorities.

By: headcode

headcode — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:24:00 +0000

No problem! Just make totally concealing headwear part of your religion.

By: Art Carnage

Art Carnage — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:56:00 +0000

Wearing a mask or disguise in public is illegal in many places. Not a new development, the laws have been on the books for decades. And drawing attention to yourself (as this will do) is rather defeating the purpose of attaining anonymity.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:40:00 +0000

Too bad they will just outlaw masks then. IIRC some cities already do.

By: Xof

Xof — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:55:00 +0000

I took one look at it, and thought, “That would be kick-ass for a Slenderman web original series.”

I need to get out more.

By: Jason Frankena

Jason Frankena — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:52:00 +0000

Mr. Potato Head for the 21st-Century facial recognition generation

By: SoItBegins

SoItBegins — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:50:00 +0000

Now THIS is wearable emoticons done right!

By: Smash Martian

Smash Martian — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:43:00 +0000

Isogabamaknitware.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:16:00 +0000

Isogabamaware.