AVG’s Invisibility Glasses Will Protect You against Facial Recognition Tech

Invisibility glasses were developed by AVG Innovation Labs in an attempt to protect the privacy of their users both on-and off-line. Many people feel constrained by the wide spread of smartphone cameras in public spaces, as well as by the surveillance cameras that lurk at nearly every corner.

And to top it off, Facebook stated that it would soon release a facial recognition software that would be able to tell with a more than 90 percent accuracy who the person in that photo is.

According to AVG, the new wearable technology will be launched Sunday during the Pepcom gadget show in Barcelona. However, the new invention will not protect the rest of the body from intrusive technology.

AVG Innovation Labs team said it started to look for new ways to protect on-line privacy, when Facebook announced its Deep-Face System. Deep-Face is an AI system that can detect the identity of a person by scanning a photo with 97.25 percent accuracy, which makes it almost human-like. The technology is currently tested in the U.S. but it will soon be available in other countries as well.

But there are other facial recognition advancements that pushed AVG developers toward invisibility glasses, such as Google Street view which pictured people in embarrassing stances such as vomiting or being arrested, or even filmed them on their private property.

The team explained that their new gadget uses infrared LED light along with a retro-reflective coating to block any attempt of a clear photo of the wearer.

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