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Central Londoners to Be Subjected to Facial Recognition Test This Week

posted by takyon on Monday December 17 2018, @03:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-panic dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

ArsTechnica:

London's Metropolitan Police Service will be testing facial recognition technology in a handful of locations across the central core of the British capital on both Monday and Tuesday for eight hours each day.

This trial marks the seventh such trial in London since 2016. In addition to the December 17-18 tests, authorities have said there will be three more tests that have yet to be scheduled.

Time to break out the Guy Fawkes masks, Londoners.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @09:44PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 17 2018, @09:44PM (#775574)
    The mask would be too visible. It's winter now, so wear a ski cap and a street medical mask. You might skip not only being recognized, but also being infected. A thick gauze mask will hide the key points of your face that recognition systems use. Add a pair of sunglasses. Let them recognize that. And you are perfectly legal.

  • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Tuesday December 18 2018, @03:14AM

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 18 2018, @03:14AM (#775713) Journal

    If you really get the police riled up enough to put the resources into it, I wouldn't put too much faith in those sunglasses and medical masks.

    Partial face matches may be sufficient for identification (https://www.seeker.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/this-artificial-intelligence-system-can-id-faces-even-if-they-are-disguised)

    Also outer ear shape is as unique and distinctive as fingerprints (seriously).

    I'm kind of thinking that a metal-weave full-body burka (or Storm Trooper armor and say you are cosplaying?) may be the only way to walk around anonymously soon.

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