SlashGear Japan
This nifty little DIY gadget is for all of you out there that are sick of all the big brother-ism going on. The site with the actual instructions is in some foreign language that I couldn’t even recognize let alone read, but essentially it seems to be a ring of Infrared Lights powered by a battery pack and attached to a headband.
The IR light produces a horrid bright white spot where your head should be on most, if not all, surveillance cameras, as you can see from the image above. It could serve a dual purpose though, it could be used for seeing at night too I suppose, if you were to integrate some really bright LEDs into there.
Now, if you are wearing this and the cams aren’t just recording, but someone is actually watching them, and its broad daylight, there might be some people with some questions for you. That would be due largely in part to the fact that this clearly has far more nefarious uses than just keeping yourself off of the radar. The project name is apparently “Infrared Against Surveillance Cameras” for those that are really interested.
[via Make]
3 Responses to “Surveillance cam blinder”
Wayne February 20, 2008
“Now, if you are wearing this and the cams aren’t just recording, but someone is actually watching them, and its broad daylight, there might be some people with some questions for you.”
It is not illegal to disguise your face, otherwise all of the people walking around in Chicago’s 6 degree air temp. this weekend with face masks would be facing possible arrest. However, just as it is probably wise to doff your face mask when entering a bank, you should probably turn off your IR head band lights as well.
+1Stan February 20, 2008
Where can i get one of these in south Europe????We have cameras everywhere,even in our schools.It would be awesome to go to school and not getting your face recorded by tre police if you get in a big fight.Or just keeping your privacy.Thank God they didnt put cameras inside the classrooms and bathrooms.
+1BigBro February 21, 2008
[quote comment="37103"]Thank God they didnt put cameras inside the classrooms and bathrooms.[/quote]
You know you really should remember to wash your hands… Especially as you seem to pick your nose when you get a seat at the back of class.
How do you know they didn’t??
Neutral