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(51,823 posts) Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:05 AM Sunday

Can masks interfere with facial recognition? [View all]

There is a story where the goons use facial recognition to identify protesters who follow them.

Since the goons use masks should the trackers use, too?

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Can masks interfere with facial recognition? [View all] question everything Sunday OP

I remember during the height of Covid buzzycrumbhunger Sunday #1

Apparently yes, with higher error rate JHB Sunday #2

Interesting. I think that were I a tracker I would wear a heavy wool balaclava question everything Sunday #3

Yep. There are even dazzle camo to help break up lines sakabatou Sunday #4

If we are forced to hide we are already lost. hunter Sunday #5