Novel AI Camera Camouflage: Face Cloaking Without Full Disguise

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13507v1
• Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:03:18 GMT
• Title: Novel AI Camera Camouflage: Face Cloaking Without Full Disguise
• Authors: David Noever, Forrest McKee,
• Abstract summary: This study demonstrates a novel approach to facial camouflage that combines targeted cosmetic perturbations and alpha transparency layer manipulation. It achieves effective obfuscation through subtle modifications to key-point regions. Results highlight the potential for creating scalable, low-visibility facial obfuscation strategies.
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• Abstract: This study demonstrates a novel approach to facial camouflage that combines targeted cosmetic perturbations and alpha transparency layer manipulation to evade modern facial recognition systems. Unlike previous methods -- such as CV dazzle, adversarial patches, and theatrical disguises -- this work achieves effective obfuscation through subtle modifications to key-point regions, particularly the brow, nose bridge, and jawline. Empirical testing with Haar cascade classifiers and commercial systems like BetaFaceAPI and Microsoft Bing Visual Search reveals that vertical perturbations near dense facial key points significantly disrupt detection without relying on overt disguises. Additionally, leveraging alpha transparency attacks in PNG images creates a dual-layer effect: faces remain visible to human observers but disappear in machine-readable RGB layers, rendering them unidentifiable during reverse image searches. The results highlight the potential for creating scalable, low-visibility facial obfuscation strategies that balance effectiveness and subtlety, opening pathways for defeating surveillance while maintaining plausible anonymity.

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