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This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker · last updated
A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, and vehicles from detection by surveillance cameras.

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