Invasion of privacy: Japanese create sunglasses that block ... - Digital Diary

YESTERDAY at 15:40 updated at 18:05

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Japanese researchers concerned with issues of privacy invasion developed a model of glasses that prevents facial recognition equipment to identify the face.

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LED lights near infra-red glasses emit a glow invisible to the naked eye, but when captured by cameras like the Google Glass, prevent technology to recognize us by our features.

the moment this model, priced at $ 1,500 (about 1,150 euros) was released just two million people, but will be released to the general public later this year, according to the Daily Mail.

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model raised concerns by including a camera that will not turn on any lights or sound output, so you can capture photos or videos without others being aware.

For now, this technology “anti Google Glass’ only works before cameras sensitive to infrared.

But the chief investigator Isao Echizen, National Institute of Informatics of Japan, said that they are working on reflective material that will have the same effect and clog less.

“The light near infrared LED these can not be seen by the human eye, but when it passes through the device camera image is bright,” he explained.

Wear sunglasses is not enough to prevent Google Glass identify ourselves as detect features of the nose and other parts, so as to cover only the eyes is irrelevant, said the researcher.

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‘porn’ to Google Glass was immediately banned after producers of the pornography industry have expressed interest in exploring the possibilities in film scenes viewed from the eyes of stakeholders.

cafes owners in the U.S. decided to ban the use of technology in their premises in respect for customer privacy.

And also the homeowners strip, cinemas and casinos prevent goers wear glasses, the same way that prevent anyone from using a camera or a camera in those establishments, according to MailOnline.

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