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[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not a problem, really. They wear masks? So do I.

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Which is why they’re making masks illegal in a bunch of places. So bring on the juggalo face paint!

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

A very valid suggestion!

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly.

Beating facial recognition is simple.

[–] Aaron@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm no expert, but I was under the impression that their tools use not only facial recognition that can (with a non-perfect record) identify people wearing nose and below masks, but also identifies based on cell phone and geographic data. So if someone plans on relying on beating facial recognition, they'll need to also beat the other tools in use by wearing a full mask, not carry a cell phone, etc.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's also fairly simple.

Leave the phone at home (the best way to go) or put it in a faraday bag, but yes, there's a plethora of things you need to do to be completely anonymous.