Feeling helpless about cameras being everywhere?
For ~15 years people have been fighting back against detection.
Face paint, printed glasses, reflective frames, jumpers w/ hidden giraffes.
Here's a short history of what they tried, & what they actually beat.
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Feeling helpless about cameras being everywhere?
For ~15 years people have been fighting back against detection.
Face paint, printed glasses, reflective frames, jumpers w/ hidden giraffes.
Here's a short history of what they tried, & what they actually beat.
1/15 🧵👇
In the UK, since 29 June 2026, police can declare mask-free zones at protests, where concealing your identity can get you a month in prison or a £1,000 fine.
The same year, the government funded 40 more facial recognition vans.
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Every one of these outfits beat one model for a while.
But, the rules on where cameras go and who ends up on a watchlist cover every camera at once. Those get written by lawmakers, and new algorithms and methods are developed regularly.
Dress accordingly.
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There is a chance you will be stalked at one point during your life, about 10% for men, and 25% for women.
Most of today's stalking occurs through a phone or a laptop, so here's some more info on cyberstalking, what the law says, and how to make yourself harder to find
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WhatsApp is available on the new Ray-Ban Meta audio glasses. send and receive messages, voice notes, and answer or initiate calls when you can't reach for your phone.