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‘Privacy Visor’: Japan designs eyewear to prevent facial recognition

Posted on August 8, 2015 by pogowasright.org

RT reports:

Japanese scientists have developed a new pair of shades which protect users from undesired and secretive facial recognition technologies, felt by many to infringe on privacy. Next year one can ‘hide’ from Big Brother’s watchful eye for just $240.

The new “Privacy Visor” developed by Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) won’t make you invisible but it, will certainly keep you anonymous and protected from automatic facial recognition techniques for the time being, according to its creators.

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