Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
Guess who? Japanese scientists launch face recognition-blocking glasses
January 23, 2013 | Filed under: News,Politics,Rights | Posted by: True Activist
Those concerned with online privacy may soon get another weapon to defend it. Two Japanese scientists have designed glasses that confuse face recognition technology without affecting one`s vision.
An associate professor at Tokyo’s national Institute of Informatics, Isao Echizen, together with Professor Seiichi Gohshi from Kogakuin University, have created a pair of glasses preventing internet search engines, social networks and other services using face recognition technology from identifying photos of a wearer.
The device is equipped with near-infrared light sources which distort the features of one who wears the glasses for cameras and at the same time do not affect his or her vision.
The glasses are powered by a battery placed in the wearer’s pocket. But the researchers say they are working on an improved version of their ‘privacy visor’ which would not need a separate battery.
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These do look pretty silly, but the inventors might be on to something. Possibly future generations of this device won't look much different than normal glasses.
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