User:Arsabsurdia/CV Dazzle (makeup)

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Dazzle makeup, or "CV dazzle" (computer vision dazzle), to hamper facial recognition software, was inspired by dazzle camouflage. It has been shown to be somewhat successful at defeating face detection software in common use, including that employed by Facebook. Prominent artists employing this technique include Adam Harvey and Jillian Mayer.

Update: Modern artists have appropriated the Dazzle techniques used by warships to similarly "dazzle" and hamper facial recognition software. This form of personal anti-surveillance camouflage is known as "CV dazzle" (computer vision dazzle). CV dazzle combines stylized makeup, asymmetric hair, and sometimes infrared lights built in to glasses or clothing to break up detectable facial patterns recognized by computer vision algorithms in much the same way that warships contrasted color and used sloping lines and curves to distort the structure of a vessel. It has been shown to be somewhat successful at defeating face detection software in common use, including that employed by Facebook. Prominent artists employing this technique include Adam Harvey and Jillian Mayer.