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New glasses block facial recognition software
Wednesday January 23, 2013 12:07:38 PM,
IANS
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London: A
newly-designed pair of glasses dubbed "privacy visor" can
reportedly thwart hidden cameras using facial-recognition
software, BBC reported.
The prototype spectacles have been designed by scientists at
Tokyo's National Institute of Informatics.
The glasses are equipped with a near-infrared light source that
"confuses" the software without affecting vision.
Law enforcers, shops and social networks are increasingly using
facial-recognition software.
"As a result of developments in facial recognition technology in
Google images, Facebook etc and the popularisation of portable
terminals that append photos with photographic information...
essential measures for preventing the invasion of privacy caused
by photographs taken in secret and unintentional capture in camera
images is now required," said university professor Isao Echizen.
Echizen said the glasses, which connect to a pocket power supply,
would be reasonably priced, but there are some simpler
alternatives.
According to an online guide by hacker group Anonymous, heavy
make-up or a mask will also work, as will tilting your head at a
15-degree angle, which fools the software into thinking you do not
have a face.
BBC said that in November, it emerged some shop mannequins in
Italy were collecting data on shoppers using facial-recognition
software.
The EyeSee mannequin logs the age, gender and race of passers-by
through a camera hidden behind one eye.
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