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> but you stick out like a sore thumb to people

Good point. When I pass by the security at the airport they force me to take off my hat. Something covering my face would not be taken lightly.

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Perhaps a tattoo then.

Hmm. I wonder how long till we can implant little lights or color changers in our skin, like a moving tattoo that change color based on some wireless code we send, or special light we shine on them, so that you could essentially add or subtract facial features every couple of minutes.

I think if we could get the tech figured out it would be a big hit. People love tattoos, but the unchangability makes them disagreeable for me.

Oh, you bring up the 2nd method that defeats facial recognition, and it is a similar exploit that attacks a weakness in the technology chain. Remember "Ed Hardy" that god awful fashion from around 2013 where clothing had graffitti, sequins, and flashing LEDs? You now love that fashion and bring it back, because those little flashing LEDs, if close to your face, and flashing at irregular intervals cause the nearby face to become silhouetted. The reason is the flash overwhelms the light sensor, causing the light aperture to adjust, but that adjustment is out of sync with those flashing LEDs. The LEDs and their irregular flash cause the lighting aperture to be constantly adjusting and never quite correct. You'll b seen by facial recognition, but the image quality will be nearly useless. Blinky LEDs on eyeglass frames are a perfect location, as well as the brim of a hat.

The lights don’t even need to be too visible. Many of the cameras used for face recognition don’t have IR filters.

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