Nicht BurningTurtle@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agoEffectiveness of IR LEDs for disrupting facial recognitionmessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareEffectiveness of IR LEDs for disrupting facial recognitionNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestankmut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoIt’s not something you would be able to rely on all the time. Security cameras that use IR to see in the dark could be blinded by IR LEDs, but cameras can also have IR filters.
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoWould something retro-reflective be a better solution?
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoThis is sadly very noticeable.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYep. And there have been examples of camera disruptive devices that use IR and while it can work, it’s problematic and inconsistent.
It’s not something you would be able to rely on all the time. Security cameras that use IR to see in the dark could be blinded by IR LEDs, but cameras can also have IR filters.
Would something retro-reflective be a better solution?
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This is sadly very noticeable.
Yep.
And there have been examples of camera disruptive devices that use IR and while it can work, it’s problematic and inconsistent.