In Ubisoft’s open world game watch dogs (and its sequel)you can quickly scan any NPC you encounter and discover their information, including their name, address, criminal record, and more. Now, two guys have essentially created the technology in real life using Meta’s smart glasses and mostly off-the-shelf technology and software, offering a scary glimpse into our future.
It is reported 404 mediaTwo Harvard students have created practical smart glasses that use facial recognition technology to automatically identify someone by their face. Not only that, but the glasses also use this information to track other details about strangers, including their addresses, phone numbers, past photos and family members. According to two students, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, they did it to raise awareness of the possibilities of the current technology, and they have no plans to release it publicly.
Nguyen and Ardayfio called the project I-XRAY and showed off a demo on social media earlier this week. In footage posted on Twitter, the pair identified multiple strangers without asking for any details, although some of the data proved to be inaccurate when the pair spoke to people.
“The motivation for doing it was mainly because we thought it was fun and cool,” Nguyen told 404 media. Apparently, other people they showed it to also thought it was “really cool,” with some suggesting it could be used “for the web” or “to make fun videos.” Thankfully, however, someone also mentioned to them that this technology could be very dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands. “Some people can find a girl’s home address on the train and follow them home,” Nguyen said.
as pointed out 404 mediathis smart glasses facial scanning technology has been around for a few years. But Google and Facebook, two companies working on this issue Ultimately decided not to release their software.
But you don’t need a lot of technical resources and money to build your own watch dogs Super glasses that can instantly doxx anyone you meet on the street. Nguyen and Ardayfio’s I-XRAY uses Meta’s Ray Ban and Public facial recognition service Pimeyes Use a hidden camera in your glasses to scan someone’s face and identify them. This information was then used to scrape phone numbers, other photos, family information and addresses across the web.
“We’ll show people a picture of themselves in kindergarten, and they’ve never seen that picture before,” Aldefio said. “Most people are surprised by the amount of data they have online.” At one point, they were able to show a stranger their mom’s phone number simply by scanning their face.
“I think people are absolutely okay with that. [the idea of I-XRAY] and run with it,” Ardayfio said. “If people actually campaign with this idea in mind, I think that’s really bad. I hope the awareness we spread about how to protect your data outweighs any negative impact this might have.” In which the pair provided Information on how to protect yourself Large files about the project Available for free online.
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