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Re:Facial recognition will soon end anonymity by TeMPOraL on Thursday June 02, 2016 @08:23PM (#11827425)
> No. Software cannot do that. You need software PLUS access to some data set.

Exactly. Sadly, as an individual, I don't have access to such dataset.

> (When we all have google glass nailed to our faces, will adblockers be a thing? I hate billboards.)

Real-life adblock would IMO be the killer feature for AR :). Though much harder to implement than its web counterpart.

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Re:Facial recognition will soon end anonymity by fold on Thursday June 02, 2016 @08:27PM (#11827446)
Brand Killer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDPn7MGxPjs
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Re:Facial recognition will soon end anonymity by sandworm101 on Thursday June 02, 2016 @08:34PM (#11827480)
It's cool in VR goggles, but logo-detection has been a thing in the film/tv industry for a long time. For instance, up until a couple years ago US shows had to edit out corporate logos when broadcast into the UK due to advertising rules.
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