[boingy]

they also used a 'zebra' skin on prototype Xbox One consoles to be able to find people who leaked images of the physical console: https://www.thetechgame.com/News/sid=8160/photos-of-an-xbox-...

Xbox have a reputation for watermarking things to a large extent to deter leakers. The first ever footage of Halo 4 Multiplayer came courtesy of someone recording it from a terrible camera, played on a CRT television, from a VHS recording, while in a barn. I would link it but it also has obnoxiously loud music playing over the top of it but if you search 'halo 4 barn leak' you will be able to find it. Admittedly I'm sure whoever leaked that went a bit too far for comedic effect

[kweks]

Zebra skins are also used on prototype cars / unreleased cars - not for traceability, but to obscure their form - very similar to the technique used in WW2 battleships.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTv1x...

[robin_reala]

Dazzle camo was more of a WW1 thing.

[kweks]

Thanks for the clarification. I noticed that the Swedish navy still seems to use it ?

https://www-thelocal-se.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w1000/s/www.th...

[ranger207]

That's splinter camo. Camouflage is used in general to disrupt outlines, but dazzle camouflage specifically used black and white to accomplish that goal.

http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Splinter