How to hack your face to dodge the rise of facial recognition tech

However, many FR systems actually in use today are not all that sophisticated, and researchers and privacy advocates are finding ways to beat the technology. This technique (and other forms of extreme makeup, like Juggalo makeup) confuse computer vision systems by playing with light and darkness in a way which makes a face look – to a computer – like it’s not a face. The goal of HyperFace is to make your real face a needle in a haystack for FR systems, whilst being relatively inconspicuous (beyond just wearing a cool scarf) to the people around you.

Source: www.wired.co.uk