https://consequence.net/2019/07/juggalo-makeup-facial-recognition/ * Consequence * Music * Film * TV * Heavy Menu Consequence Menu Shop Search Newsletter * News * Reviews * Features * Gorillaz * Live * Podcasts * Videos Menu Shop Search * News It turns out that Juggalo makeup blocks facial recognition technology Whoop whoop! Insane Clown Posse fans may have stumbled into a way to combat public surveillance Advertisement Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse Advertisement [ee6c2] Ming Lee Newcomb July 8, 2019 | 12:11pm ET Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale gets renewed for fourth season July 26, 2019 Lizzo and Missy Elliott bless fans with long-awaited video for "Tempo": Watch July 26, 2019 The Raconteurs tear through "Somedays" and "Don't Bother Me" on Kimmel: Watch July 26, 2019 Add Consequence as a preferred source to Google Last year, Ticketmaster and LiveNation invested in a former military facial recognition company, with the hope that the technology could be used to both strengthen and speed up event entry. If that prospect thoroughly creeps you out, here's a simple life-hack to defeat Big Brother: become a Juggalo. In a revelation that is sure to freak out the FBI, Insane Clown Posse 's passionate fan base have unintentionally unlocked the secret to thwarting facial recognition. It turns out that Juggalos face makeup cannot be accurately read by many facial recognition technologies. Most common programs identify areas of contrast -- like those around the eyes, nose, and chin -- and then compare those points to images within a database. The black bands frequently used in Juggalo makeup obscure the mouth and cover the chin, totally redefining a person's key features. As Twitter use @tahkion points out (via Yahoo!), the black-on-white face paint tricks most facial recognition into incorrectly reading a person's jawline and, presumably, eye area. They broke down the basic results in a pair of tweets: Advertisement i made a breakthrough. it turns out juggalo makeup defeats facial recognition successfully. if you want to avoid surveillance, become a juggalo i guess pic.twitter.com/ kEh7fUQeXq Related Video -- tahkion (@tahkion) July 1, 2018 for anyone wondering why some face changes evade facial recognition and others don't, here's a visualization of how landmarks are placed on a few examples. juggalo makeup is particularly effective as it basically totally redefines what is interpreted as the jawline pic.twitter.com/dFSx5FEGc9 -- tahkion (@tahkion) July 1, 2018 Unfortunately, the Faygo-loving clan are not totally safe from all facial recognition technology. While most common software uses areas of light contrast to register identifying features, Apple's Face ID instead uses depth perception. Since makeup only changes the apparent shape of your chin and not the depth of your dimples, Apple's facial recognition renders the Juggalo makeup workaround useless. But at least you'll be able to sneak past LiveNation's facial scanning. Load More Artists * Insane Clown Posse More on this topic * Facial Recognition * Makeup * Technology Stay Informed, Every Day Get the latest headlines delivered straight to your inbox with our daily email digest. 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