Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
Unfortunately, none of the local eyewear companies sell polarised sunglasses. The only exception is bicycle glasses, but I have no wish to look like wicked pepe
yes but these are designed to deter a specific type of intrusion from paparazzi, hence their popularity with celebrities. if it was effective at all times, it would be blinding to the naked eye, which would limit its usefulness to most people.
How do you even protect yourself and your kids from this? Maybe I can mask up, but I can’t expect my partner or her kids to do the same.
Apparently quite a few people are developing ways to defect facial recognition https://www.stratecta.exchange/fashion-that-can-beat-facial-recognition-systems/
I was pleasantly surprised to find out Zenni now offers a near infrared blocking coating for their glasses.
I had no idea there were so many methods
Has Zenni gotten rid of the polarized lenses? I checked a few sunglasses and couldn’t configure them with polarized lenses…
I thought all but the cheapest sunglasses were polarized nowadays, but I could be wrong.
Unfortunately, none of the local eyewear companies sell polarised sunglasses. The only exception is bicycle glasses, but I have no wish to look like wicked pepe
How does this “anti-papparazi” thing work?
Read the linked article. It goes through a lot methods.
I did read it but still can’t grasp it.
reflective particles in the garment nullify flash photography by fucking with the exposure to wash out other elements of the subject
here’s an example photo of Trevor Noah wearing one of these scarves without and with flash:
So it only works with flash on. Not that helpful, then?
yes but these are designed to deter a specific type of intrusion from paparazzi, hence their popularity with celebrities. if it was effective at all times, it would be blinding to the naked eye, which would limit its usefulness to most people.
If someone were to take a picture of me without flash, the scarf would lose their effect. I believe the glasses won’t use flash.