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Mitigate facial scanning in public space (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I came across https://www.reflectacles.com/. I'm not sure if this type of gear is effective. Does anyone have experience or feedback on useful equipment for mitigating scanning in public spaces?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If you're talking about normal video surveillance, I think most of today's cameras use regular light. These sunglasses would be effective against a biometric scanner, the iPhones depth camera, a Windows Hello screen unlock or an XBox Kinect. But the average camera on the street uses visible light and likely has an IR filter in place (at daytime), so it won't even see infrared.

What works against these are ski masks, wearing a motorcycle helmet.... Or even large hat or golf hat, depending on the camera's perspective.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks for sharing.