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January 22, 2013 10:27 pm GMT

New Glasses Thwart Facial Recognition Scanners, Marking Trend In Privacy Wearables

P-visor_Wearing.jpg.CROP.rectangle3-largeIn an unexpected twist against the rising tide of image-capturing technologies, an engineer has created glasses that thwart facial recognition scanners. Tokyos National Institute of Informatics Professor Isao Echizen's "Privacy Visor" emits an infrared light source that reportedly confuses facial recognition software. Last week, another designer announced a stealth hoodie that blocks the thermal radiation scanners used by spy drones, marking what could be a trend in privacy wearables.

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