Vibrant Knitwear Tricks Facial Recognition Cameras Into Thinking You’re A Zebra

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An Italian apparel company called Cap_able is fighting the eye in the sky watching us all with, um, knitwear. What seems like a traditional form of clothing can now shield you with privacy while staying in style.

What sets Cap_able’s sweaters apart from the rest is its vibrant print. At first glance, it might look like a mess of colors, swirls, and patterns, but it is not without purpose. These sweaters confuse facial recognition cameras when trying to identify a person.

The print on the sweater can trick the system into thinking that you could be a zebra or a giraffe, not a human.

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