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I've seen hats / hoodies with bright LEDs in non-visible frequencies for blocking facial recognition.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/camera-shy-hoodie-privacy/
Here's a link: https://odditymall.com/justice-caps-hide-your-face-from-surveillance-cameras
I think these are great. Wish they weren't marketing it for people that want to do "sketchy shit". I don't want to do that at all, but I also don't want to be constantly tracked and identified everywhere I go.
Even though "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is bullshit, the primary market is people who have something to hide. Few people make more effort than grumbling online if they aren't actually afraid.
I have nothing to hide, but I also have nothing to show.
The movie Anon, I think, said it nicely: it's not that I have something to hide, it's that I have nothing I want you to see.
I favor grumbling to my representatives, tho' they are pretty much on the same page as me, thankfully.