CV Dazzle is camouflage from computer vision (CV). It is a form of expressive interference that combines makeup and hair styling (or other modifications) with face-detection thwarting designs. The name is derived from a type of camouflage used during WWI, called Dazzle, which was used to break apart the gestalt-image of warships, making it hard to discern their directionality, size, and orientation. Likewise, the goal of CV Dazzle is to break apart the gestalt of a face, or object, and make it undetectable to computer vision algorithms, in particular face detection.

Foiling face detection.
2019-10-15: There’s also an IR version:

the key idea is to shine infrared light onto your face, in such a way that facial recognition systems are fooled. A small number of LEDs hidden in e.g. a cap turn out to be plenty good enough for this.

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