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by chmod775 2051 days ago
At face value this is physically impossible. Light either goes through and can be picked up by human eyeballs and cameras, or it doesn't.

However if you used a material that is only transparent at certain angles, you could make use of the fact that cameras are generally placed somewhere near the ceiling.

A baseball cap kind of solves the same problem though.
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lbotos 2051 days ago
I mean, I just flew Delta from JFK and to board I had to use a face scanner at the gate .... instead of just scanning my ticket. There didn't appear to be a way to opt out at the time, and with a few people behind me in line, I just _gave up whatever rights I had._ On my return trip, if I see the scanner I'm going to talk to the gate before I board to see how to opt out.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90274113/heres-a-look-at-delta-a...

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1996 2051 days ago
Didn't you wear a covid mask?

Simple solution: just wear sunglasses on top.

Then simply refuse to remove either. It's about creating a shelling point: face scanner work on the pre-covid premise that most people were NOT covering their faces, so it required no action on their behalf.

Fortunately, the situation changed: the shelling point prefers the existing status-quo, so it will be seen as an unreasonable expectation to ask you to remove your mask, unless it's a TSA agent checking your id... and it's not.

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lbotos 2051 days ago
Hilariously, they asked everyone at the gate to remove their masks to get scanned. AFAIK, everyone before me did, as did the few I saw behind me.
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1996 2051 days ago
> Hilariously, they asked everyone at the gate to remove their masks to get scanned. AFAIK, everyone before me did, as did the few I saw behind me

Say out loud "But I don't want to catch Covid and die!"

Pretending you care more about public health works very well!

If they insist, say their disregard for the FDA guidelines just to play with they new tech toy is not acceptable, and say you will denounce this blatant endangering of everyone health.

The fear of monetary liabilities from Covid is a great way to make most business dance the way you want.

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