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observed · 2026-10-12 16:59:03 UTC

AI-powered cameras dot streets across the world, equipped with the power to identify faces or vehicle license plates. But a public backlash is gaining momentum.Privacy concerns abound, encompassing the lack of consent for capturing data, how that data is stored and used, and the risk of misuse. Those concerns are motivating people to fight back. The DeFlock project, for instance, maps automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to raise awareness. Some people resort to extreme measures, such as vandalizing or damaging ALPRs. Others are stitching together more creative responses, crafting “adversarial fashion” to evade surveillance cameras, like a Kickstarter project called noRecognition, presented at last month’s DEF CON hacker convention.Scrambling surveillanceIn 2025, cybersecurity expert Bill Swearingen began experimenting with a simple Python-based fuzzer, a tool that provides invalid inputs to reveal software bugs, security vulnerabilities, or unexpected behavior. The fuzzer targeted one of the most popular object detection frameworks, called YOLO. He then developed what he’d learned into a reinforcement learning algorithm that generates various adversarial patterns, which

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intelligence_src_f28777e1849bec7cf0

observed · 2026-10-12 16:59:03 UTC

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