Clothes designed to trick facial recognition software

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scottdave said:
At $300 per T-shirt, you won't see these all over the place - until the knock-offs start showing up.

Couldn't they program it to sound an alarm if a zebra is detected walking through Madison Square Garden?
Id expect cheap chinese knockoffs soon. Id imagine patenting what is basically art is a nightmare. If nothing else isnt there such a thing as a programmable sewing machine. Like a 3D printer but for fabrics. Probably expensive still though.
 
In my mind's eye I can already see hardened criminals and undercover spies sneaking 'round town in outrageously fabulous designs, avoiding detection.
 
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Wouldn't a shirt like that actually make the surveillance much more effective? Ask the database for all instances of a giraffe walking around New York, and you've basically got this guy's life story.
 
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Algr said:
Wouldn't a shirt like that actually make the surveillance much more effective? Ask the database for all instances of a giraffe walking around New York, and you've basically got this guy's life story.
Giraffes was just one posibility out of many. Praying mantis, gopher, wasp - indeed with advanced knitting technology you may be able to pass yourself off as Pablo Escobar or Stephen Paddock. The sky is the limit.