Anti-facial recognition mask

[JEDI]

http://www.cnet.com/news/urme-anti-surveillance-mask-lets-you-pass-as-someone-else/?ttag=fbwp

The 3D-printed resin mask, made from a 3D scan of Selvaggio's face and manufactured by ThatsMyFace.com, renders his features and skin tone with surprising realism, though the eyes peeping out from the eye holes do lend a certain creepiness to the look.


interesting.. when 3D printers go mainstream, use a pic of someone and commit a crime.

law enforcement is finally trying to catch up with cyber crimes 2 decades after the internet went mainstream.
wonder how long it'll take them to adjust/adapt to this?

 

[CPA]

I'm more interested in the weaponry that will be coming out of them.

However, I fully expect Congress to outlaw the sales of these printers to the general public eventually.

 

[BUTCH1]

Interestingly, many states already have laws on the books making wearing a mask in public illegal with the exception that it's required for employment reasons or it's Halloween http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/mcs/maskcodes.html

 

[DrPizza]

I'm more interested in the weaponry that will be coming out of them.

However, I fully expect Congress to outlaw the sales of these printers to the general public eventually.

The weaponry is fairly useless that comes out of them. You can build parts, but you're not going to build a gun that's good for more than a couple of shots. There's a reason gun manufacturers use certain materials such as, say, metal for barrels. Plastic simply doesn't have the properties of other materials. Or to put it another way, you're not going to see someone 3-D print a kiln. (Obvious) You're not going to see someone 3-D print a functional oven. Any criminal or nefarious activity where one shot is required - it's probably a lot easier and cheaper to simply steal a gun or buy one illegally than it is to print one. Remember - the tools to make gun parts (barrels, etc.) out of metal have been widely available for decades. Criminals aren't going that route.

 

[MongGrel]

Yep, nice toys but they aren't CNC machines yet that can produce real solid articles.

But they are getting there.

I think DARPA was working on that type of things for years now and I don't even have the bookmarks these days, doing something similar to a 3D printer utilizing lasers and powdered metal.

 

[The_Dude8]

Interestingly, many states already have laws on the books making wearing a mask in public illegal with the exception that it's required for employment reasons or it's Halloween http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/mcs/maskcodes.html

so you can't wear this horse head mask in CA?

http://www.amazon.com/Accoutrements-...orse+head+mask

 

[GagHalfrunt]

The weaponry is fairly useless that comes out of them. You can build parts, but you're not going to build a gun that's good for more than a couple of shots. There's a reason gun manufacturers use certain materials such as, say, metal for barrels. Plastic simply doesn't have the properties of other materials. Or to put it another way, you're not going to see someone 3-D print a kiln. (Obvious) You're not going to see someone 3-D print a functional oven.

You left out the most important word: YET

The tech already exists to 3D print with powered metals and guns that can stand up to repeated firing have already been printed. The machines are still too expensive now, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to just buy an AR-15 if you want one. But look how quickly prices of normal 3D printers that use plastic have fallen, you can bet machines that print metal will do the same as they become more mainstream.

 

[Imp]

So, I can't go around wearing a Keffiyeh?