The Mind Unleashed – by John Vibes
(TMU) — In the recent wave of demonstrations to sweep Hong Kong, tensions between protesters and police have continued to escalate.
The protests began with a simple demand for the government of mainland China to cancel a controversial extradition treaty, which would allow the government to arrest citizens of Hong Kong to face charges in China.
However, after weeks of violent clashes with government agents, the list of demands from the protesters has grown to include the release of detained activists and retribution for the police brutality seen during the demonstrations.
According to Foreign Policy, many of the protesters are now calling for all-out liberation from China and independence for Hong Kong.
The protesters in Hong Kong are fighting technologically advanced police forces, but have developed ingenious guerilla tactics to counteract the technological disadvantage.
One recent video, broadcast by Hong Kong’s Now TV, shows a large group of protesters shining laser pointers at police in order to disrupt their facial recognition cameras. Protesters have also taken additional measures, like spray painting camera lenses on the street or around government offices.
In addition to helping crowds remain anonymous by disrupting the cameras in the moment, the lasers can also cause permanent damage to the sensitive lenses on the facial recognition cameras.
According to the International Laser Display Association, “lasers emit concentrated beams of light, which can heat up sensitive surfaces”—like camera sensors—”and cause damage.”
Images de «Science fiction» à Hong Kong: les manifestants pointent des lasers sur la police pour empêcher la reconnaissance faciale du gouvernement chinois https://t.co/qkLdGbxl7n @aletweetsnews pic.twitter.com/zovVac5Y95
— L'important (@Limportant_fr) July 30, 2019
Read the rest here: https://themindunleashed.com/2019/08/hong-kong-protesters-use-lasers-disrupt-facial-recognition.html
I found this to be a useful tactic.
.
Mount a laser to the brim of your ball cap
FR … done
what kind of laser, and where would i get one?
https://odditymall.com/justice-caps-hide-your-face-from-surveillance-cameras
These are only for dusk to dawn
Thank you martist!
Thanks, Martist. I’m gettin’ one.
🙂
.
London’s camera system is also nuts
Off the charts, EotS.
I was there in 2006. They had over 4 million cameras in the ‘city proper’ alone back then.
“The protesters in Hong Kong are fighting technologically advanced police forces, but have developed ingenious guerilla tactics to counteract the technological disadvantage.
One recent video, broadcast by Hong Kong’s Now TV, shows a large group of protesters shining laser pointers at police in order to disrupt their facial recognition cameras. Protesters have also taken additional measures, like spray painting camera lenses on the street or around government offices.”
Our people are armed…….wtf?
There was this show on tv years ago, can’t remember what it was called. but he put christmas lights in a ball cap and said that would work. he put little holes in the cap and staggered them all around. they were the tiny ones. but i don’t know if it would or not because they have advanced so much. what do you think?
Bricks, tearrgas…
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3021301/mong-kok-march-kicks-warnings-zero-tolerance-violence-pro?utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=enlz-breaking_news&utm_content=20190803&MCUID=8fa35df194&MCCampaignID=ff596c3296&MCAccountID=3775521f5f542047246d9c827&tc=3
.