Friday, April 23, 2010

Cyberpunk makeup thwarts computer face detection

Remember the crazy makeup in Blade Runner and other 80s sci-fi movies? Turns out that sort of high contrast makeup breaks face-detection algorithms. So if you want to keep The Man from using software to sort through all the CCTV footage of where you've been, paint yourself like a simulant.

On the down side, every human around will remember you very clearly. Of course, they'll just remember the makeup. It's like wearing an eyepatch, only it confuses people and computers.

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