What do you guys think about this glasses to use daily to escape Facial Recognition? Worth the price? Does it really work?
Relevant xkcd: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/license_plate_2x.png
This is also how we stop our biggest abusers of our service. They leave such a unique fingerprint from all our other customers, we just quietly shadowban them.
Any sources to back up that a vague amount of infrared of the eye region is so meaningfully essential to face recognition systems? My sunglasses reflect most visible light, and they reflect some infrared light, and they cost $5. Even granting that very shaky claim, infrared blocking materials aren’t that expensive, this seems like a gimmick to make up for big prices.
A mask and any sunglasses or hat will prevent facial recognition 1000x better I suspect.
Someone said it was to disrupt autofocus
Dunno what those cost, but a pair of IR blocking safety glasses are like 15 bucks or less, blend in a whole lot better, and won’t make you stand out like a shining beacon in video.
I doubt they work, and they’re definitely not worth the price imo
I can get a pair of prescription sunglasses for less than that
Idk if regular sunglasses will prevent your face from being captured by facial recognition systems.
They most certainly do not, my FaceID worked flawlessly with all of my glasses, invluding sunglasses even when I did not set it up with glasses
And how exactly are these glasses preventing that ? Simple ray optics would suggest otherwise !
They are made from a material that reflects visible and/or infrared light and its lenses block the system that is used to measure the distance between your eyeballs avoiding to create a unique profile from your face. Many facial recognition cameras (not all) relies on infrared to search for patterns in human face and this glasses reflects IR. These glasses are one of the few tools that we can at least use to try protect our privacy against facial recognition.
They’re IR reflectors. Presumably only work on cameras with built in IR lighting, and only at night.
A more effective thing to do will be to add IR LEDs to a hat or something over/around your face.
Buy a pair , test them with the tech they claim it blocks and tell us how it goes.
Facial recognition does not need to use infrared in any way to work. Source: have trained many models
I don’t believe the glasses you linked will do so either lol
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Ministry for Silly Walks, wouldn’t have thought that would be useful one day…
Goes to supermarket in gimp suit.
Proceeds to pay with credit card
I prefer dazzle paint. It looks way more badass.
In what direction are you moving in? I can’t tell!
It doesn’t need to be as dramatic as this. The goal is simply to obscure key parts of the face that are commonly used for individualization. Between the eyebrows, the bridge of the nose, jawline, eye tilt, etc are all common key data points that facial recognition systems use to differentiate between similar faces. You can also try to avoid facial detection from pinging you in the first place, by obscuring the expected oval head shape. Style your hair asymmetrically, have bangs that droop over one eye, break up the expected round shape, use a color that mismatches your skintone, etc…
Your face paint is definitely an extreme example of the latter. But the important part is that some may actually still be able to detect a face (even if it can’t positively identify them) because they didn’t do anything to obscure the head shape or obscure at least one of their eyes.
So to defeat facial recognition all I need is a Flock of Seagulls haircut?
But I want it to be as dramatic as this.
What’s my ex doing here?
Oh god, it’s my ex too.
And that’s how I got kicked out of the local trader joes…
Are these not just glasses blocking IR? I didn’t look too much into them, but looking at the lenses. Looks like IR blocking lenses.
This seems more like an art project than a functional product. Highly doubt it’ll work
Oh yeah, We’re looking for that idiot in the stupid sunglasses, a tinfoil hat, and a fedora.
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That’s a sick Raving outfit
I suppose putting on a very unique pair of glasses would for sure avoid facial recognition. Why would there be a need to recognize your face if u make yourself so obviously different vs others. Haha.
A dumbass camera would be sufficient. No need for complicated facial recognition camera.
That’s not how they work. They’re highly reflective, so they block analog cameras, and they’re infrared blocking, so they stop auto focus.
Most cctv are small sensor fixed focus so everything is crisp without any assist though
I guess the infrared blocking is probably also to mess up the facial recognition systems.
But if majority wear this to prevent facial recognition, they won’t be standing out anymore.
@learningduck @chairman Great!.. so just wait for everyone else to buy these first
Haha. I am also waiting for everyone else to buy one of these.
If you live in a authoritarian country this will just put a target on your back. They will still stop and search you: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recognition-cameras-technology-london-trial-met-police-face-cover-man-fined-a8756936.html
Typical Europe
Lol what? The met aren’t even representative of policing in the UK, let alone the rest of Europe!
What.
I am always reminded on the scramble suit from a Scanner Darkly.
Mate they’re ugly as hell, i won’t buy that shit
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China government created a software that circumvent masks and they can profile your face even if you’re using them.
How is that even possible?
I wonder if they somehow have that technology, or just say they do in order to intimidate people.
u can unlock ur iPhone with a mask on. if apple can do it, I think the Chinese government can too
Creepy. Thanks!
It does not “circumvent” masks. That is impossible. It just uses other facial data. But you’re limiting it’s efficacy.
Humans are extremely good at facial detection but if my mother walks by me wearing a mask, sunglasses and a baseball cap, I would not recognize her.
Please don’t spread false information… China has been able to successfully identify citizens wearing masks for years…
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Google photos can recognize my butt somehow. So I don’t doubt facial recognition systems can work around masks when given a clear photo to work with
My understanding is that typical N95 masks may not prevent facial recognition. Different systems have different performance but many will work successfully with a masked subject. The position of the eyes are one of the key inputs to many facial recognition systems.
Exactly! This is my point , this is the biggest reason that I want this glasses. But I didn’t found more information if they really work besides their own site.
Yeah but then you look like a idiot. Not like these cool DOUCHE GLASSES.
I wonder, could you get them with prescription lenses or would it defeat the purpose of the glasses?
