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Wonder if there is a way to have a device that can detect whether you are being recorded. Is that even possible, if yes, that would be a good idea for someone
by al_ramich 8y ago
Wonder if there is a way to have a device that can detect whether you are being recorded. Is that even possible, if yes, that would be a good idea for someone to build? Would make lots of cash given the current climate of concern (especially for kids).
Interesting article on this topic https://mashable.com/2017/12/04/airbnb-host-spying-webcam/ https://mashable.com/2017/12/04/airbnb-host-spying-webcam/
- Tharkun 8y agoA device to detect cameras would likely be a camera, thus aggrevating the problem. I'm not sure what the solution might be.
- al_ramich 8y agotrue, suppose you could have a small camera that in real-time scans live stream using AI to detect camera's point at you. But that would be adding to the problem.
- NickNameNick 8y agoSome sensors (CCDs, i think) are strong retro-reflectors. So you could detect possible cameras with a strobe light and some more cameras.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoAnd their camera (array) detects yours and tries to disable it ... we're going to need lasers (sharks optional).
- reustle 8y agoI know there's that cool hack of pointing your IR tv remote at your camera to see if the battery still works. Could you create some kind of IR ball that shoots beams of IR in all directions constantly? Would that blur the cameras vision?
- SiempreViernes 8y agoI would guess any heat lamp warm enough to blind a camera is also liable to make you uncomfortably hot too.
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- nsnick 8y agoIR LEDs aren't hot.
- SiempreViernes 8y agoWeak IR LEDs aren't hot, but they aren't likely to be blinding either.
- sdiepend 8y agoRelevant hackernews thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16381592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16381592