Today we are going to try to trick the facial recognition technologies that are used in our phones, tablets, and other camera-based technologies. To get this conversation started though, we want to think about how the technologies work. So let’s think about this from a human perspective. When you are looking at something, how can you tell it is or has a face?

So one way we identify faces is by seeing common characteristics of faces. Things like eyes, ears, noses, and mouths. Many computer algorithms try to do the same thing to detect faces. To test out some of your ideas for fooling the facial recognition technology, let’s all go to a neat project from YR Media in Oakland, CA. They developed an activity called erase your face. Watch this video to get a quick demonstration of how their web-based tool works.

Take five minutes to try out different ideas for erasing the different faces.

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