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I've always wanted to sew very bright IR LEDs into a hat that would blind a camera. Your face would naturally be shadowed by the bill of the hat as that's its i
by dylan604 8mo ago
I've always wanted to sew very bright IR LEDs into a hat that would blind a camera. Your face would naturally be shadowed by the bill of the hat as that's its intended purpose. The IR would hopefully make the camera want to adjust shutter speed and gain/ISO while assuming a fixed aperture lens.
- skillina 8mo agoDepends what your threat model is, but this will literally turn you into a glowing signal that says "hey, look at me!" Your face might be protected but anyone manually reviewing security footage will be paying way more attention.
- dylan604 8mo agoWhen did we change the subject from fucking the Meta to hiding from security cameras?
- 542354234235 8mo agoMeta isn't the only camera that might be pointed at you at any given time.
- jim33442 8mo agoThere was a fictional version of this in the Artemis Fowl books. My old camcorder picked up a lot of IR outside of visible range, but I think newer sensors are much less susceptible to this.
- kungp 8mo agoWasn't there something about how the LIDAR in self-driving cars destroys camera sensors?
- 1659447091 8mo agohttps://old.reddit.com/r/MVIS/comments/1i6zryi/reports_of_1550_nm_lidar_damaging_camera_sensors/ https://old.reddit.com/r/MVIS/comments/1i6zryi/reports_of_15... Now to find a way to make 1550nm lidar glasses to burn out any cameras pointed directly at your face
- tdeck 8mo agoIIUC bright IR LEDs can harm your eyes if you stare at them too long.