Literally.
Who Owns Your Face?
Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out.
Your face is yours. It is a defining feature of your identity. But it’s also just another datapoint waiting to be collected. At a time when cameras are ubiquitous and individual data collection is baked into nearly every transaction a person can make, faces are increasingly up for grabs.
Experts have been warning against facial-recognition systems for decades. The F.B.I.’s latest facial recognition tools give the agency the ability to scan millions of photos of ordinary Americans. “To be clear, this is a database—or a network of databases—comprised primarily of law-abiding Americans,” said Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Wednesday. “Eighty percent of the photos in the F.B.I.’s facial recognition network are of non-criminal entries.” The F.B.I. is able to access images from driver’s licenses in at least 18 states, as well as millions of mugshots.
“Most people have no idea that this is happening,” said Alvaro Bedoya, the executive director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law, in testimony at the hearing. “The latest generation of this technology will allow law enforcement to scan the face of every man, woman, and child walking in front of a street surveillance camera… Do you have the right to walk down the street without the government secretly scanning your face? Is it a good idea to give government so much power with so few limits?”
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/03/who-owns-your-fac...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 10:32 am
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: pancake Turtle
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 10:49 am
aren't you happy about this?
aren't you happy about this?
sell it. privatize and profit from it.
corporations and govt. uber alles....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 11:15 am
thom supports everything
thom supports everything trump admin pushes
thom is a racist.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 11:37 am
P'heater...your credibility
P'heater...your credibility is undermined by your constant trolling of Thom.
Thom never endorsed Trump, nor has he acted like a racist in the posts I've seen.
I have issues with him on social and economic policies, but I've never seen anything racist from him.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ________ Heybrochacho
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 11:42 am
“The real price of everything
“The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. What everything is really worth to the man who has acquired it, and who wants to dispose of it or exchange it for something else, is the toil and trouble which it can save to himself, and which it can impose upon other people. What is bought with money or with goods is purchased by labour as much as what we acquire by the toil of our own body. That money or those goods indeed save us this toil. They contain the value of a certain quantity of labour which we exchange for what is supposed at the time to contain the value of an equal quantity. Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased; and its value, to those who possess it, and who want to exchange it for some new productions, is precisely equal to the quantity of labour which it can enable them to purchase or command.”
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on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 11:52 am
Camouflage
Camouflage
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/makeup/374929/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: RIK ELWOOD1
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 11:53 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch
"Every time I look in the mirror I have to send you a check."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ97s396kb0
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 12:49 pm
yeah well, the silence from
yeah well, the silence from thom on trump officials like sessions, bannon, miller, anton, and many more speak volumes. those people spew pure hate. not sure how an intellectual person like thom supports that nonsense.
bunch of spineless mother fuckers.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ________ Heybrochacho
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 01:04 pm
Creditability online is very
Creditability online is very important
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 01:36 pm
So his lack of admonishment
So his lack of admonishment is support, and that makes him a racist? Got it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jeff JR
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 01:48 pm
Pyramidheat is s chef bill
Pyramidheat is s chef bill sock.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 01:50 pm
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 02:15 pm
^cool.
^cool.
lol ned. glad you got it.
and whatever happened to chef bill?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:08 pm
Thom: Alleged Racist
Thom: Alleged Racist
'Heater: Confirmed Dick
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:20 pm
strain change?
strain change?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:29 pm
Blue Dream has been keeping
Blue Dream has been keeping my sails trimmed.
Do you and Thom have history? Your attacks on him have been relentlessly stupid.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:38 pm
you would smoke blue dream,
you would smoke blue dream, ned.
perfect.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: |-|/-\|_|_ Googlymoogly
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:51 pm
what, is blue dream the
((((strain burns))))
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond Jonas
on Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 04:58 pm
>you would smoke blue dream,
>you would smoke blue dream, ned.
No horse in this race but I gotta throw pyramid a bone on this post.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High Surfdead
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 10:38 am
Long as it's not BD.
Long as it's not BD.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough Disco Stu
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 10:58 am
My lifelike, form-fitting Zsa
My lifelike, form-fitting Zsa Zsa Gabor mask adds a layer of security and anonymity against Pyramid & Thom's fascist camera network.
Also, men offer to buy me drinks.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 11:12 am
I scored a jar of some primo
I scored a jar of some primo Blue Dream. Tastes and smells great, and I can smoke it without getting too stupified like P'Heater.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 11:29 am
aw, ned's upset. it's ok man,
aw, ned's upset. it's ok man, you just have terrible taste. legal state and smoking blue dream....you're doing it wrong.
change your strain, bro!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 11:42 am
Blue Dream is the perfect
Blue Dream is the perfect high for me.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 11:48 am
>> aw, ned's upset.
>> aw, ned's upset.
Dude, you're the one freaking out on Thom. I'm just fine, trust me.
Judit gets it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 11:50 am
Pyramid has smoked 100
Pyramid has smoked 100 different strains over the last decade because each one was the best. For a minute.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:03 pm
^what made you come to that
^what made you come to that conclusion, slacker?
((((primo blue dream))))
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:08 pm
It's a good batch...what can
It's a good batch...what can I say?
So judgy.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:16 pm
I'm just spreading fake weed
I'm just spreading fake weed news, P.
Do you take breaks from weed? How many grams do you consume daily?
How many milligrams do you need to function?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:28 pm
oh.
oh.
i recently moved so i haven't been able to practice. i won't have cannabis until late july.
i think it's funny blue dream even exists in the legal market, but then again, look at the legal market (especially in CO).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High Surfdead
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:30 pm
Don't mind a li'l BD from
Don't mind a li'l BD from time to time. Not my fave, but it's in the rotation. We just made the decision to have one of our outdoor 10 this season be a BD. Also gonna have Trainwreck, White Russian, SSH, Sour Diesel, something we call Silver Snake, a clone from a last year seedling of unknown parentage, and then 3 new (to us) varieties - Durban Poison, Crater Lake, and Triple Berry.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:49 pm
>>> i think it's funny blue
>>> i think it's funny blue dream even exists in the legal market <<<
Could you explain this? I don't understand the correlation.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 12:56 pm
That's like saying since
That's like saying since alcohol is legal there should only be hard liquor (Let's get wasted!).
Some people like to sip beer and wine, too.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 01:07 pm
My favorite strains are Free
My favorite strains are Free Dispensary, Free Amateur Homegrown, Free Edible and whatever my friends have for barter.
Bu only if those are all crossed with Romulan Clown Shoes. The Red Shoes not the Brown Shoes.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 01:20 pm
^no, not at all.
^^no, not at all.
blue dream is just a large yielding strain that certain growers love to produce to send (a lot of the times) out east. it's not elite. watered down genetics. no depth, lack of character, weak terpenes (which have their own benefit aside from thc, cbd, etc.). it's a money maker.
and elite doesn't mean it gets you wasted. it certainly can, but there's much more nuance to it. you can have low thc, or easy daytime strains that are made up of elite genetics.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High Surfdead
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 01:56 pm
Our BD is better than 90% of
Our BD is better than 90% of everything the dispensaries sell.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 02:02 pm
blue dream is just...kind bud
blue dream is just...kind bud.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley 73guy
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 02:03 pm
Good Blue Dream is the same
Good Blue Dream is the same as a good Ratdog show.
There's a ceiling.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb pyramidheat
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 02:05 pm
^^^i don't doubt that
^^^i don't doubt that surfdead.
and lol 73.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved nedb
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 02:07 pm
I got some really good
I got some really good Gorilla Glue (#4?) recently and it was too good. Like, uncomfortably high. Wiggy. No thanks.
Maybe I could handle it if I smoke 4x+ per day like the old days, but I'm simply not there right now.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island judit
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 03:05 pm
I'll vouch for Surfdead's BD
I'll vouch for Surfdead's BD
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call" Knotesau
on Friday, March 31, 2017 – 03:11 pm
I'm gonna get so nuanced this
I'm gonna get so nuanced this week.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Deadly Leper van Atom
on Saturday, April 1, 2017 – 12:36 pm
Talking Heads - Seen and Not
Talking Heads - Seen and Not Seen (HQ) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvjw5xJF8WQ
"Seen And Not Seen"
He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books....
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him....And
through the years, by keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his
mind....Or somewhere in the back of his mind....That he might, by
force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal....The
change would be very subtle....It might take ten years or so....
Gradually his face would change its' shape....A more hooked nose...
Wider, thinner lips....Beady eyes....A larger forehead.
He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other
people....They had also molded their faced according to some
ideal....Maybe they imagined that their new face would better
suit their personality....Or maybe they imagined that their
personality would be forced to change to fit the new appear-
ance....This is why first impressions are often correct...
Although some people might have made mistakes....They may have
arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them....
They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish
whim, or momentary impulse....Some may have gotten half-way
there, and then changed their minds.
He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: pancake Turtle
on Saturday, April 1, 2017 – 01:09 pm
a zoner's blue dream won the
a zoner's blue dream won the havest cup a few years back....
i never get it though. i get what i get, and i have to like it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic (Bluestnote)
on Saturday, April 1, 2017 – 04:05 pm
Do you and Thom have history?
Do you and Thom have history? Your attacks on him have been relentlessly stupid.<<
Maybe it's a fight fire with fire thing?