Posted on 05/03/2020 10:40:13 AM PDT by tbw2
Facial recognition systems threaten our privacy. They can track where you go and add that information to the massive amount of information already saved about each of us. Big Brother is watching you and enabled by AI. And when it makes a mistake reading your face, you could end up with criminal charges far worse than when the toll tag system misreads your license plate. Here are several methods for fooling and interfering with facial recognition systems.
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COVID-19 masks work pretty well, even if worthless for prevention of the virus.
I do know the homemade cotton masks are screwing majorly with Apple’s facial recognition on their phones. That’s an up close application where your face is up close while it is being scanned. I know too that the Chinese have come up with software that can work with N95 masks. This article was written by a science fiction writer, not a scientist.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Funny how the left wants to increase the surveillance state, but the masks we’re forced to wear outside are making traditional facial scanning efforts more difficult.
Ohmygosh! I think I’ll start making some of my masks with vampire fangs!!!
Big brother crap is overhyped
Who the hell wants to watch your boring life ?
Big data
The AI behind facial recognition systems can work around that.
Are you aware of the Sesame Credit system in China? And the liberals who want to set up similar systems here?
Every one of these methods can and will be overcome by AI.
Oh it’s an arms race for sure, but the homemade masks can buy us all some time, and that has got to be driving someone crazy.
Yep - shape and spacing of eyes, shape and size of ears, and a whole lot of other factors are being used to identify folks...also have to change the walking gait and other personal ‘quirks”...
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