An Italian startup has created a clothing line that aims to fool facial recognition cameras. It uses patterns created by algorithms to trick cameras into thinking the wearer is not human. Clothes can make you look like a giraffe, zebra, or dog to surveillance cameras. Something is loading.
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Facial recognition technology is everywhere. It is used by the police, airports, supermarkets, stadiums, etc., and it makes some people fear that governments or big companies can use our data maliciously.
In response, privacy-focused designers have tried to create things we can wear that thwart facial recognition technology. Italian startup Cap-able is the latest to join this trend.