Urban's Reflectacles glasses can thwart facial recognition software by reflecting or blocking the infrared light of security cameras. — Chicago Tribune/TNS
The chunky, thick-framed glasses Scott Urban makes in his Chicago workshop in the United States look like normal eye glasses, but when viewed on a security camera, the wearer’s face becomes a shining orb.
Reflectacles, as the glasses are called, are among a growing number of devices developed to protect individual privacy as facial recognition technology becomes cheaper, faster and more commonplace.
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