Talk:Anti-facial recognition mask
Latest comment: 8 months ago by AirshipJungleman29 in topic Did you know nomination
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 | A fact from Anti-facial recognition mask appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 01:03, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
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Person wearing a mask, glasses and a cap
- ... that masks (pictured) have been designed to confuse facial recognition systems? Source: Some wear flimsy medical masks and swimming goggles, others wear heavy-duty respirators and protective glasses. All are covering their faces to protect themselves not only from police tear gas – but also to obscure their identities... blob-like mask... prosthetic mask of a face... “collective” masks
- ALT1: ... that the use of high-tech surveillance to monitor protests and identify participants has led protestors to use anti-facial recognition masks (pictured)? Source: and is part of a growing battle between high-tech surveillance and evasion of such surveillance. Demonstrators have not only worn masks but also used umbrellas to shield themselves from surveillance cameras, destroyed CCTV cameras and “smart lamp posts,” and used lasers to neutralize them.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Moles (nightclub)
- Comment: Second QPQ for backlog Template:Did you know nominations/Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Created by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 21:52, 27 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Anti-facial recognition mask; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Reviewing... New enough, long enough, earwig's copyvio 10%, interesting hooks, QPQ provided. Will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 05:50, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
... Image is free, hooks are interesting and in article and in following citations. I prefer proposed hook. 2 QPQs. Whispyhistory (talk) 18:27, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
