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A Dutch designer created a transparent mask that distorts facial features from every angle, making them difficult for AI facial recognition systems to identify while still allowing people to recognize expressions and identity.
Designed by Jip van Leeuwenstein as part of the Surveillance Exclusion project at Utrecht School of the Arts, it became a symbol of resistance to automated surveillance as its images spread across tech, privacy, and mainstream media.
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