Hacking Big Brother With Help From Revlon 71
skids writes "All those futuristic full-face eyeliner jobs in dystopian cyberpunk fiction might not be that far off the mark. A New York University student spent his thesis time exploring computer vision technology (OpenCV) for ways in which one could confound first-stage algorithms that initially lock onto faces. Then he mixed in a bit of fashion sense to predict future geek chic. Now, whether you want to go for the coal-miner look just to stay out of the data mine, that's up to you."
how not to be seen (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1163919/monty_pythons_flying_circus_how_not_to_be_seen/ [metacafe.com]
Boot Camp 101 (Score:5, Informative)
He 'discovered' basic camoflage:
Diagonal lines confuses facial recognision in humans too.
Anyone that has been in the Military/Police could have told him that.