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Enough is enough! Mass surveillance in public spaces is becoming a reality in the European Union (EU), despite EU laws designed to protect us. As a result, our fundamental rights are under massive attack. We cannot stand by and do nothing − stop facial recognition, sign the petition now! On 28 June, the Pride parade […]

On 28 June, the Pride parade will take place in Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarian police is allowed to use face recognition systems even for minor offences, which include jaywalking or attending the Pride parade.[1] Anyone taking part in the Pride parade can now be identified from a distance and be punished using this technology.[2] This way, the LGBTQIA+ community in Hungary is being deliberately intimidated and criminalized. This is unacceptable!

This form of mass surveillance leads to a decline of our fundamental rights. Using intrusive surveillance technology may have a chilling effect on free speech and the right to protest freely.

Now is the time for the EU to show its teeth and enforce the AI Act, as this act prohibits face recognition in public spaces for surveillance purposes. The EU member states need to consider this a wake-up call and put an end to face recognition in public spaces.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    15 hours ago

    Researchers Defeated Advanced Facial Recognition Tech Using Makeup

    In their experiment, the researchers defined their 20 participants as blacklisted individuals so their identification would be flagged by the system. They then used a selfie app called YouCam Makeup to digitally apply makeup to the facial images according to the heatmap which targets the most identifiable regions of the face… A makeup artist then emulated the digital makeup onto the participants using natural-looking makeup in order to test the target model’s ability to identify them in a realistic situation.

    “​​I was surprised by the results of this study,” Nitzan Guettan, a doctoral student and lead author of the study, told Motherboard. “[The makeup artist] didn’t do too much tricks, just see the makeup in the image and then she tried to copy it into the physical world. It’s not a perfect copy there. There are differences but it still worked.”

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/researchers-defeated-advanced-facial-recognition-tech-using-makeup/

    • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      This is already a few years old and it’s been a cat and mouse game for years already. This was done in Hong Kong for a while and it turned out difficult for them because you can’t easily remove it, you are still recognizable as someone who went there. I believe the next step was using more subtle make-up to give their face a different look because facial recognition makes a pattern, changing where your cheekbones seem end and start or how point your chin looks breaks the system. But then the police started tweaking their system so they could better see faces with filters and infra-red camera’s so I believe now they use small devices that blur of block the camera’s view of the face. Might be that also doesn’t work anymore but haven’t heard much about Hong kong lately tbh.

      This might work if your always in a big group and want to prevent being found later, because if you make it home unseen they might not be able to track you there. But still, although your real face isn’t recognizable by regular camera’s, you as an individual are still easily tracked since you stand out.

    • BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      12 hours ago

      This seems to be just visible light. Infrared light facial recognition sees through all of the makeup and dark sunglasses.