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Man Covers Car in Special Wrap That Breaks Flock Cameras' Electronic Brains
Futurism • • technology
Key Points:
- Surveillance company Flock has faced significant backlash and lost numerous contracts due to public opposition against its automatic license plate readers and surveillance tactics.
- Flock planned to use dashcams in rideshare vehicles to monitor other cars, intensifying privacy concerns among citizens.
- Cybersecurity researcher Bill Swearingen developed a computer-generated vinyl wrap pattern that can prevent Flock’s cameras from recognizing a vehicle, successfully demonstrated on a Toyota Yaris at the Def Con conference.
- Swearingen’s pattern evades multiple detection algorithms, including those used by Flock and police body cameras, and is part of a broader movement using adversarial patterns to disrupt computer vision systems.
- The noRecognition campaign aims to offer detection-busting apparel and car wraps, providing individuals with stylish ways to protect their privacy and resist surveillance technology.
