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by world2vec 1002 days ago
In the sci-fi novel "The Mountain in the Sea" (highly recommended btw) there is a piece of tech called "abglanz" which is an identity shield mask that flickers in iridescent blurry patterns to protect a person's privacy from camera surveillance.
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I seem to recall a similar device in. “Fall; or, Dodge in Hell”. I think it was a collar-type device you wore but maybe it was closer to a helmet.
A similar device is central in Philip K Dick's "A Scanner Darkly" too.
Also gevulot in Quantum Thief - mentioned in nested comment above
Similar necklace in Daemon / Freedom by Daniel Swarez.