The people’s panopticon
▻http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21589863-it-getting-ever-easier-record-anything-or-everything-you-see-ope
If demand for #face_recognition grows, Google’s stand against it might change. And Google is not the only player. Both Microsoft (...) and Sony are thought to be looking into Glass-like devices. Mr Ward at VIEVU says that most companies currently providing wearable cameras for professionals are looking at face recognition, “whether from a business perspective, or a public-safety perspective.”
And then there are hobbyists and hackers. An unapproved software hack already allows Glass-users to take photos simply by winking.
En fait c’est déjà là :
Hacker gives #Google_Glass facial recognition using his own OS
▻http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/19/google-glass-facial-recognition
Heureusement, la technologie opposée est en développement :
‘Anti-Glass’ specs developed to block face recognition technology
▻http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/anti-glass-specs-developed-to-block-face-recognition-technology
The Tokyo-based team has developed a device – also a pair of specs – that prevents Glass or similar technology from recognizing a face. The specs are fitted with 11 near-infrared LEDs which shine a bright light, confusing cameras looking to locate a face.
“Light from these near infrared LEDs can’t be seen by the human eye, but when it passes through the camera’s imaging device, it appears bright,” explained NII associate professor Isao Echizen.
Understanding that the technology only works with cameras that are sensitive to infrared light, Echizen and his team are now experimenting with reflective materials in an attempt to produce the same result with other face-detecting cameras.