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Possible future? June 2014: Google Glass released to the public. Dec 2014: First face recognition app released. May 2015: App to detect "dateability" with st
by ripperdoc 14y ago
Possible future?
June 2014: Google Glass released to the public.
Dec 2014: First face recognition app released.
May 2015: App to detect "dateability" with strangers reaches #1 on the appstores.
Nov 2015: Trend among girls to apply make-up that makes Glass' face recognition fail.
Apr 2016: Updated algorithm and use of IR-spectrum now greatly improves face recognition capabilities.
Aug 2016: Three women killed by stalker equipped with Google Glass
Oct 2016: Prototype IR-lamp for mounting on Google Glass also works by blinding any onlooking cameras, making face recognition impossible again. It's now easy to film others while avoid being filmed yourself.
Feb 2017: New Glass version includes upgraded sensor, that can filter out selected spectrums. Weeks later, the major face recognition library updates with support, able to block out "blinding lights".
July 2017: Malware discovered on many Glasses, which can spread by WiFi and automatically blurs recorded faces. Security researchers find that it also is able to send back the actual face recognition data to secret servers in Iceland.
Nov 2017: New e-inkpaint makes it possible to create pulsating patterns that disturbs or even crashes Glasses that look at them. A celebrity vlogger is seen wearing it.