It could prevent you from going viral after suffering an embarrassing fail on film, among other use cases.

They call it thePrivacyLens.

Its two-camera setup leverages both a standard video camera and a thermal imaging system.

8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller on a table surrounded by gaming items.

The research team identified a number of threats that modern smart home monitoring devices might pose.

Most consumers do not think about what happens to the data collected by their favorite smart home devices.

The Razer Blade 16 2025 gaming laptop sitting open on a desk.

A person taking a photo of a panda at the zoo while the front camera captures their reaction.

The privacylens thermal camera being held by a University of Michigan researcher

University of Michigan

the stickman effect from PrivacyLens

University of Michigan