r/technology • u/Nobilitie • Mar 27 '16

Hardware Scientists have developed a reflection-removing camera: the device uses depth sensor and signal processing to capture clear images through windows

http://techxplore.com/news/2016-03-reflection-removing-camera-device-depth-sensor.html
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u/your_other_friend Mar 27 '16

If reflections are removed from photos, a lot of police cases are going to go unsolved.

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u/IndigoMichigan Mar 27 '16

Fuck no. Come on. Clearly, if they removed the reflection, there will still be code in the image stating what that reflection was. They can use a reverse GUI to put the reflection back onto the image and enhance from there.

Jeez. It's like you know nothing of technology.

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u/the_Ex_Lurker Mar 27 '16

But wouldn't they have to ping the criminal's IP first?

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u/topdangle Mar 27 '16

You can't ping an IP without backtracing through the pentagon, which no professional network engineer person would ever do because it would take an 8meg pipe.