The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in Retail Stores

Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by ChuckMcM on Monday October 22, 2018 @03:18PM (#18277466)

I saw an interesting hoodie with the brim of the hood was a row of flashing IR LEDs. I asked if they had forgotten to turn on their LEDs and they said "take a picture." I did and got just a bright glowy spot where their face should be. It was pretty impressive, but it would not be hard to put an optical filter on specific wavelengths from LEDs if that became more common.

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by sigstoat on Monday October 22, 2018 @05:21PM (#18278636)

we might be saved because security cameras use those same LEDs and their near IR sensitivity for "night vision" purposes.

if they filter it out, they don't have their "night vision" any more.

(obviously twice as many cameras, or more expensive ones, or whatever, could deal with it.)

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by bradknowles on Monday October 22, 2018 @06:20PM (#18279076)

Do sensor fusion of the IR-sensitive and non-IR sensitive cameras, and now you know who your biggest targets are, and they make themselves so very easy to follow!

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by ChuckMcM on Monday October 22, 2018 @06:26PM (#18279116)

Clearly Defcon needs a facial rec village next year, get through three rooms without having your face recognized to win :-)

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by peteretep on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @09:08AM (#18283014)

No affiliation but was Googling round from your comment and found: http://www.reflectacles.com/

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by ChuckMcM on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @01:19PM (#18285347)

Nice, same concept in an easier to wear package. I love the idea of using the retroreflective tape on these things.

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Re:The Secretive Business of Facial-Recognition Software in ... by Balgair on Monday October 22, 2018 @05:21PM (#18278635)

Now that's an arms race I can get behind! Cheap LEDs/filters in more than just the visible spectrum would be SUCH a boon to researchers.

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