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CCTV Busting Infra-Red Headset Makes You Invisible

Started by Ian Absentia, March 11, 2008, 02:58:02 PM

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Ian Absentia

March 11, 2008, 02:58:02 PM
I don't normally cross-post articles that appear on the Fortean Times, but this one caught my eye: CCTV Busting Infra-Red Headset Makes You Invisible
QuoteA German art project could help the British avoid the oppressive proliferation of surveillance cameras in their country. The I-R.A.S.C is simple, consisting of a circle of infra-red LEDs mounted on a headband. The infra red is invisible to The Man, but will cause CCTV cameras to flare out over the face of the wearer, obscuring his identity and making this the digital equivalent of a hooded sweatshirt.

This is not a production unit, but given that you'd only need a hat, a battery and a few LEDs, you could easily knock one up in the garage.
I know there've been mixed feelings about CCTV in the UK, so I thought this might be of particular interest.

!i!

walkerp

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March 11, 2008, 03:51:39 PM
I see it's not invisible, it just hides your face.  Still, pretty cool.
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Ian Absentia

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March 11, 2008, 03:57:17 PM
Yeah, nothing like a bit of inaccurate hyperbole to get someone to read an article.

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Callous

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March 11, 2008, 04:25:51 PM
But I wanted to be The Invisible Boy!
 

O'Borg

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March 11, 2008, 09:16:33 PM
Clearly you just need a whole suit covered in high output IR LEDs :)
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