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Should have done random license plates
From this bit in the article:
I wonder if these systems won't "notice" and record the license plate on its own if they don't think there's a vehicle present.
Detected smudge with license plate. SWAT team has been dispatched.
That’s the trick, though. With these patterns, the camera doesn’t even recognize that there’s a car there at all.
Would it read a license plate if you set it in the bushes?
There's an idea. Start putting fake license plates everywhere to poison ALPRs.
"Let's hear it for the vague blur" -p k dick, A Scanner Darkly
More likely is that these companies will just update their models to identify these vehicles once again. Furthermore, patterns like this make the car really stand out from the crowd which is a terrible way to disguise yourself.
Correct. The arms race of evolution never stops. Eternal vigilance.
Benn Jordan did a video on that, he was able to add patterns of stuff to make plates unreadable by ALPR systems. He didn't share the pattern for people to use as it may be illegal, but you can see it in the video
This video?
Yep, about 23.5 minutes into that one
it’s illegal to reproduce/mimic license plates.
Interesting. I have this Tshirt from a few years ago.
The vendor's website still has anti-AI patterns, but removed the license plates prints.
https://adversarialapparel.com/products/deception-mosaic-anti-surveillance-t-shirt-advanced-deception-clothing
Where and under what circumstances? Do you have a link for more information? In my US state, I see reproduced license plates (i.e., not the original state-issued metal ones) all the time. Like stickers, e-paper (I think?), etc.