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The widespread adoption of face recognition technology, observed in recent years, has caused concern for many people, for whom privacy is important. After all, cameras observations can be used not only to provide security and search for criminals, but also to track purchasing activity and other hidden monitoring. Isao Etizen (Isao Echizen) from the Tokyo National Institute Computer Science (NII) and Seiichi Gohshi from the University Kogakuin (Kogakuin University) developed glasses that allow keep confidential and remain unrecognizable for automated personal identification systems.
The researchers worked with a face recognition program, used in Picasa photo hosting from Google. They are found that the system cannot recognize a person when wearing one of five types of sunglasses, as well as when turning the head under a certain angle. Experimentally, engineers established the main zones that are targeted by the “virtual face control”. The glasses are equipped with several sources of infrared radiation, which in the on state are not visible to the naked eye, but perfectly visible to cameras. It is this invisible people backlight creates noise at key points around the nose and eyes, preventing identify the person passing under the camera person. Nutrition The “spy” glasses are provided by a battery that fits in pocket and connects to the device using a wire. In future the Japanese plan to refine the glasses and make them more comfortable. Also developers have to come up with more for their creation stylish design. The prototype presented is clearly far from perfection, although the idea itself was met with interest. Researchers have already received offers from several companies, interested in developing privacy technologies.
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Now they are working on a new model of glasses that aren’t a power source is required, and “camera protection” will be carried out by reflection or absorption of light waves a certain length. Scientists suggest that ultimately they will be able to offer a very cheap product that may cost only about $ 1 per copy.
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