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Wearing a mask to conceal your identity in public is a crime in most places and also a felony in some. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws#Uni
by darpa_escapee 10y ago
Wearing a mask to conceal your identity in public is a crime in most places and also a felony in some. [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws#United_States
- _petronius 10y agoIt's also possible to defeat some facial recognition algorithms without concealing your face from other humans: https://cvdazzle.com/ https://cvdazzle.com/ I, for one, welcome the oncoming privacy-enhancing cyberpunk fashion.
- panglott 10y agoThe source cited in Wikipedia lists only 11 states that have anti-mask laws. Sometimes there are religious or medical exceptions. Many of them are targeting the KKK or bank robbers, but most of the litigation against them has been state civil liberties unions teaming up with the KKK, who is not very sympathetic. But I don't see how this can possibly be constitutional: http://io9.gizmodo.com/man-in-joker-makeup-charged-with-felony-for-wearing-mas-1793638966 http://io9.gizmodo.com/man-in-joker-makeup-charged-with-felo...