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Facial recognition software will soon ID covered faces - C C - Sep 8, 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4860908/Facial-recognition-software-soon-ID-covered-faces.html
EXCERPT: A facial recognition system can identify someone even if their face is covered up. The Disguised Face Identification (DFI) system uses an AI network to map facial points and reveal the identity of people. It could eventually help to pick out criminals, protesters, or anyone who hides their identity by covering themselves with masks, scarves or sunglasses. The software could also see the end of public anonymity, sparking privacy concerns from one academic, who has labelled it 'authoritarian'....