On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:48:04PM -0700, Yosem Companys wrote: > A discussion has started on our @Liberationtech account among @CyMadD0x > @Defiant1ForUSA @psema4 @timeoutcorner @Wuhesian @RichRoth1 & others about > how activists can avoid or protect themselves altogether from facial > recognition technology. I've invited them to bring the conversation on the > list as I know there are many of you who will have some great ideas about > it.
A purdah/hijab would do nicely (but asks for vitamin D supplementation). At least, until olfactoric fingerprints become feasible (unlike Stasi, digital storage doesn't decay). Then, rentable telepresence systems which are controlled via an anonymizing network. > One ideas posted on @Liberationtech is the following: "Camouflage from > Computer Vision" by Adam Harvey (cc'ed above) at http://cvdazzle.com/ & > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage. Useless against systems which scan geometry directly. Unless you resort to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srcN8Ctvvs8 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-vH7TLuPpM which are a) uncanny valley b) uncomfortable Kidding aside, these are layer 9/10 problems, hence not fixable by technology. _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list [email protected] Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
