Don't be a Glasshole: Use FaceBlock

Re:Don't be a Glasshole: Use FaceBlock by nsabine on Thursday April 03, 2014 @12:07PM (#7523786)

So to protect my privacy, I should create a algorithmic representation of my face, allowing it to be identified in other people's pictures? And my phone/wearable should broadcast this via bluetooth to every camera in my proximity.

I'm sorry, but this sounds like a huge opportunity for exploitation.

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Re:Don't be a Glasshole: Use FaceBlock by primalpop on Thursday April 03, 2014 @12:16PM (#7523849)

You only have to take a picture of yourself using FaceBlock. It will automatically discover Google Glass users near you and share the algorithmic representation (which is also automatically generated) with them.

It is a first step towards protecting personal privacy in public settings. We hope more projects will follow up soon.

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Re:Don't be a Glasshole: Use FaceBlock by pushkarpandey27 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @04:44PM (#7526466)

>>It will automatically discover Google Glass users near you.

Assuming, the Google glass's bluetooth is ON (discoverable). Otherwise it won't work. Right?

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Re:Don't be a Glasshole: Use FaceBlock by KwwwGo5 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @01:13PM (#7524329)

It's an opt-in way of blurring a face. Getting an algo representation of somebody's face is easy, so broadcasting it doesn't strike me as a problem as long as that's the only data that is being sent; as opposed to also sending any kind of user id along with it.

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