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Meh I think it’s going to be acceptable to wear a mask for at least 5 years, and perhaps indefinitely, which easily defeats facial recognition.
by chubot 5y ago
Meh I think it’s going to be acceptable to wear a mask for at least 5 years, and perhaps indefinitely, which easily defeats facial recognition.
- mikem170 5y agoThey can already identify people wearing masks [0]: > a normal face mask doesn’t help you ‘evade’ facial recognition [0] https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4511/can-covid-19-face-mask-protect-you-facial-recognition-technology-too https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/4511/can-covi...
- logifail 5y ago> They can already identify people wearing masks There were stories in Germany reporting that if you wore a face mask when driving, you must not also be wearing sunglasses and/or a hat ... because the driver's face must be recognisable if you're caught by a speed camera.
- chubot 5y agoHm interesting, so I guess like all things in security/privacy it boils down to an economic war :-/ How much effort are you willing to put into masks vs. how much effort an adversary is willing to spend to defeat it. It says that there is no single face mask that can defeat every system. That's an interesting point, but what about the converse? There's probably no single recognition system that can defeat every mask. edit: I also think it's not that unacceptable to wear a mask and sunglasses anymore either, though I've never tried. Maybe you have an eye issue and don't want to get COVID :)
- JohnFen 5y agoA fair number of systems are still foiled by masks, as long as the mask covers the entire lower face and is black.
- mortehu 5y agoBuildings in New York have already switched the cameras they use to take visitor pass photos with ones that see through the mask, so you don't have to take off your mask anymore.
- standardUser 5y agoIf we think the solution to these problems is to wear disguises, we've already lost.