# Image-Obscuring Accessories Clouding Badge Disguises Your Photographed Appearance on Bad Hair Days By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-01-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clouding-badge References: [red-dot.sg](http://www.red-dot.sg/en/online-exhibition/concept/?code=1087&y=2013&c=24&a=0) & [summer.skku.edu](http://summer.skku.edu/) The Private Photo Clouding Badge would be ideal for one of those days when you just don't feel very attractive. It happens to the best of us. Alternatively, you might never appreciate your picture being taken. This invention would be terribly useful in either scenario. A team from TDLAB of Sungkyunkwan University have dreamed up this cloud-shaped brooch that you wear on your collar, or somewhere close to your face. This tiny embellishment can be worn in inactive or active mode, depending on your attitude and your atmosphere. Switch it on to cause the image of your facial features to blur in [every single photo that's taken](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camouflage-for-ios). In inactive mode, the Clouding Badge will allow your likeness to be captured, but it will track the precisely where the picture gets uploaded from that camera. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personal Privacy Accessories:** The trend of developing accessories to maintain privacy is an opportunity to create innovative products that fulfill the need for privacy in daily life. - **Disguising Personal Appearance:** The trend of developing products to obscure personal appearance can be leveraged to create innovative fashion accessories that combine privacy and style. - **Photo-blocking Devices:** The trend of devices that block photographs is an opportunity to create innovative products that provide personal control over image sharing. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Industry:** The personal privacy trend creates opportunities for the fashion industry to develop stylish accessories that serve a dual purpose. - **Security Industry:** The trend of photo-blocking devices creates opportunities for the security industry to create products that protect individuals' privacy. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** The trend of personal privacy accessories can be leveraged by the consumer electronics industry to create innovative products that enhance privacy in digital environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Group Face Blurring Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-faces.md) - [Machine Learning Face Blurring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-faces1.md) - [AI-Generated Selfies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreambooth.md) - [Technology Cleaning Badges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/screen-cleaning-tool.md) - [Blurred Soft-Focus Cosmetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloud-touch-finish-collection.md) - [Imperfect Photography Celebrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonnas-cam.md) - [Cute Webcam-Covering Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cover-me-camera.md) - [Sun-Blocking Smartphone Attachments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-smartphone-shade.md) - [Makeup-Hiding Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elfs-cosmetic-security-line.md)