Facial Recognition Makes Changing Your Name Pointless

Whatever precautions I’ve felt necessary to protect my privacy, hiding my face from the world has never been one of them

Lux Alptraum
OneZero
Published in
5 min readJan 31, 2020

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AAlmost 20 years ago, I started a new life for myself. I was 18, in college, and newly enamored with a trend known as “indie porn” — and I jumped headfirst into exploring the…

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Lux Alptraum
OneZero

OneZero columnist, Peabody-nominated producer, and the author of Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex — And the Truths They Reveal. http://luxalptraum.com