New software uses facial recognition to defend against prying eyes

by Lee Mathews on April 7, 2011 at 1001: having the right software and hardware to keep information on your screen safe from prying eyes is never a bad idea, and new software from Oculis Labs offers a very interesting take on how to do just that. It's called PrivateEye, and it uses facial recognition to automatically Pixelate content on the screen when you look away.

If you step away from your system, and someone else decides to sit down and Poke, PrivateEye to present a confusing jumble of garbled text. It will also notify you if someone tries to peek over the shoulder--and show a picture of your peeping Tom, throw an alert or assign an alarm.

Check out the video embedded after the break and share your thoughts in the comments! Tags: apps, facial recognition, FacialRecognition, oculis, peeping tom, PeepingTom, privacy, privatreeye, security, windows

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