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Those of us who work in the cybersecurity sector are accustomed to hearing about threats and defense measures, but almost always referring to a virtual environment. However, there are other dimensions, such as physical security, that can affect us in different ways.
This series has been inspired by the paper by Adam Harvey of the Chaos Communication Congress of 2016: “Retail Surveillance / Retail Countersurveillance”. In it I will discuss some concepts concerning surveillance systems and counter-surveillance measures that can be used to avoid recognition by third parties.
This first article focuses on facial recognition, some of its most controversial applications to date and their implications.
Figure 1: Anonymous. Image taken from http://luisjimenez.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/faception.jpg [Posted on 15/05/2017]
