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> The bulletproof method is to wear clothing that entirely covers your face religious style There are no methods that will remain bulletproof, for determined a

> The bulletproof method is to wear clothing that entirely covers your face religious style There are no methods that will remain bulletproof, for determined adversaries / state actors. Biometric gait analysis can potentially defeat facial camouflage, and the technology will continue to improve, especially as it becomes more widespread in non-surveillance applications, e.g. athletics and fitness See discussion in other comments here

keiferski 7y ago
Probably a bit much to deal with everyday, but - what about a line of shoes that have varying heights, angles and weights? Or even a single pair of high-tech shoes that automatically randomize these elements every 24 hours.
- close04 7y ago
  I imagine these would wreak havoc on your joints though.
- melcor 7y ago
  You're probably better off just throwing a pebble or two at random spots in your shoe. Random height/angles are most likely going to fuck with your joints and just make it too hard to move efficiently, while a pebble or two will be annoying but tolerable and should be enough to change your gait up.
- gknoy 7y ago
  I remember in the Bourne Identity (book), the main character puts a rock in his shoe, which forced him to change his gait to not be noticed by surveillance. I wouldn't be surprised if something like that were effective in real life.
rckoepke 7y ago
Covering your face/gait/etc also doesn't matter if someone can autonomously track the "faceless blob" from your house, to everywhere you go, and back to your house again. We're getting pretty close to that in some countries. Even in the USA where camera density isn't particularly high - there are so many cities where you cannot get around without using a car. After California eliminated the Steve Jobs license plate law, there's no place where using a car isn't fairly well tracked. With ALPR, Uber/Taxi records...I don't personally see how you can get around a city like Houston or Phoenix without either: 1) Being tracked from your house 2) Breaking the law (covering license plate, stealing car, etc) Unless I've grossly overestimated the prevalence of ALPR's. I'm assuming there's quite a lot of undocumented ones.
- Polylactic_acid 7y ago
  >Covering your face/gait/etc also doesn't matter if someone can autonomously track the "faceless blob" from your house, to everywhere you go, and back to your house again. For a lot of people this wouldn't be super accurate since they will only see you to the front door but won't know what level you are on.
- filoeleven 7y ago
  Baltimore police were using this in 2016 without telling the public: https://www.pss-1.com/ https://www.pss-1.com/ Who needs ALPRs when you have a flying all-seeing eye? I remember reading in 2016 that this system or another like it was being used in another US city. There don’t appear to be any rules around disclosure, and the costs will only decrease. It could be used in dozens or hundreds of cities already.

keiferski 7y ago

Probably a bit much to deal with everyday, but - what about a line of shoes that have varying heights, angles and weights? Or even a single pair of high-tech shoes that automatically randomize these elements every 24 hours.

close04 7y ago
I imagine these would wreak havoc on your joints though.
melcor 7y ago
You're probably better off just throwing a pebble or two at random spots in your shoe. Random height/angles are most likely going to fuck with your joints and just make it too hard to move efficiently, while a pebble or two will be annoying but tolerable and should be enough to change your gait up.
gknoy 7y ago
I remember in the Bourne Identity (book), the main character puts a rock in his shoe, which forced him to change his gait to not be noticed by surveillance. I wouldn't be surprised if something like that were effective in real life.

rckoepke 7y ago

Covering your face/gait/etc also doesn't matter if someone can autonomously track the "faceless blob" from your house, to everywhere you go, and back to your house again. We're getting pretty close to that in some countries. Even in the USA where camera density isn't particularly high - there are so many cities where you cannot get around without using a car. After California eliminated the Steve Jobs license plate law, there's no place where using a car isn't fairly well tracked. With ALPR, Uber/Taxi records...I don't personally see how you can get around a city like Houston or Phoenix without either: 1) Being tracked from your house 2) Breaking the law (covering license plate, stealing car, etc) Unless I've grossly overestimated the prevalence of ALPR's. I'm assuming there's quite a lot of undocumented ones.

Polylactic_acid 7y ago
>Covering your face/gait/etc also doesn't matter if someone can autonomously track the "faceless blob" from your house, to everywhere you go, and back to your house again. For a lot of people this wouldn't be super accurate since they will only see you to the front door but won't know what level you are on.
filoeleven 7y ago
Baltimore police were using this in 2016 without telling the public: https://www.pss-1.com/ https://www.pss-1.com/ Who needs ALPRs when you have a flying all-seeing eye? I remember reading in 2016 that this system or another like it was being used in another US city. There don’t appear to be any rules around disclosure, and the costs will only decrease. It could be used in dozens or hundreds of cities already.