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Just make face-masks acceptable to wear.
by Chris2048 6y ago
Just make face-masks acceptable to wear.
- ISL 6y agoCovid-19 has done a great job of that.
- the_only_law 6y agoEverytime one of these threads shows up someone mentions gait recognition, which sounds incredibly dystopian. Do I have to be constantly conscious of how I walk now to maintain some form of privacy?
- cdirkx 6y agoBetter wear a thick coat too. "The pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeat" https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-27-the-pentagon-has-a-laser-that-identifies-people-by-their-heartbe.html https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-27-the-pentagon-has-a-laser...
- 14 6y agoI would also guess those same lasers could be used to analyze a persons breath from afar and distinguish different gas compositions, tone and frequency of breathing from different people distinguishing them.
- dkdk8283 6y agoThis is a new one. A lot of people have had an EKG, the database is already seeded.
- Vecr 6y agoI wonder how well UHMWPE[1] armor plates would work as well. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-molecular-weight_polyethylene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-molecular-weight_po...
- Micheal_McL 6y agoYes! For warmth during the winter especially. Why does it feel criminal to keep your ears cheeks and hair warm with a snood?? :D
- Chris2048 6y agoI mean full mask, ala Dorohedoro or little-misfortune.
- rocgf 6y agoAs far as I've read (I think on HN), Chinese surveillance systems can identify people very well even when wearing masks. I've personally been able to distinguish various acquaintances with their faces covered in various contexts (e.g. on the street). As long as I can do this as a human, there's no reason to believe that face recognition will have problems with this.
- stronglikedan 6y agoAnd in a lot of places, legal to wear in public.