topic Transparent public toilets? in Industry News

Transparent public toilets?

rslade — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:43:17 GMT

Really?

OK, after you lock the door the walls turn opaque. But, still ...

Re: Transparent public toilets?

Steve-Wilme — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:16:49 GMT

Sounds like one of the trials from the show Endurance ...

Re: Transparent public toilets?

Beads — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:58:59 GMT

So much room for abuse to include picture taking. One little slip and it's "Smile! Your on Candid Camera!".

Auto-dimming needs to be automated or face public scrutiny.

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Re: Transparent public toilets?

rslade — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:00:49 GMT

> Beads (Contributor III) posted a new reply in Industry News on 08-19-2020 09:58

> So much room for abuse to include picture taking. One little slip and it's
> "Smile! Your on Candid Camera!". Auto-dimming needs to be automated or face
> public scrutiny.

I suspect that the "opaquing" is based on LCD technology, and therefore might be
subject to attack by either temperature or electric currents ...

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Re: Transparent public toilets?

Beads — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:25:57 GMT

From a distance, looks like such an easy physical hack with a piece of gum or other non-conductive material. Add to that good old brute force and your "opaque" anything can be reduced to an inert working condition, i.e. loss of electricity or other loss of functionality.

This is a solution looking for a problem.

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