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Effectiveness of IR LEDs for disrupting facial recognition (feddit.org)
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How effective are wearable accessories using infrared LEDs for disrupting facial recognition?

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[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not something you would be able to rely on all the time. Security cameras that use IR to see in the dark could be blinded by IR LEDs, but cameras can also have IR filters.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would something retro-reflective be a better solution?

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Yep.

And there have been examples of camera disruptive devices that use IR and while it can work, it's problematic and inconsistent.