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Simple Way To Defeat AI Face Recognition
White mesh masks may be coming into fashion for those who are offended by the idea that they are being tracked every time they leave their house.
Virtual Epiphantic Identity Lustre (VEIL)
— Bill Christensen (@Technovelgy) November 5, 2024
Technovelgy from Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel, by Neal Stephenson. pic.twitter.com/qFuDKeXTef
In this case, I referenced the Virtual Epiphantic Identity Lustre (VEIL) from Neal Stephenson's 2019 novel Fall: or, Dodge in Hell.
Another recent science-fictional take on this idea can be found in Ray Naylor's excellent 2022 novel The Mountain in the Sea; see the entry for abglanz.
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