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/:16 Nobody likes being watched (perhaps with the exception of exhibitionists) and most of us, even in today's very public culture, appreciate our privacy. If you're tired of Big Brother watching you, here are a few ways to fight back.

Dr. Alex Kilpatrick gives a great, super-efficient talk on the tools used by "Big Brother" and how to fight back (legally, by "confounding the mechanism"). He discusses how TV shows and movies create a lot of BS when it comes to biometric technology, but more practically how the real technology is used. You can confuse tollbooths tracking by choosing different lanes and face-matching algorithms with sunglasses, face paint, and hair. Check out the video for all kinds of tips, from entertaining to practically useful.

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Defeating Big Brother by Dr. Alex Kilpatrick, ep 75 [YouTube]

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