--- title: "The Digest: Facial Recognition Tech Is No Match for Juggalo Makeup" description: "**LOOKING FOR A REASON TO BECOME A JUGGALO?** Twitter user @tahkion has discovered a new way to beat [facial recognition systems](), computer programs that analyze images or videos of people's faces for the purposes of identifying them. In a series…" date: "2018-07-03" modified: "2018-07-03" authors: - name: "Kristin Houser" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kristin" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/juggalos-makeup-facial-recognition" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Facial recognition" tags: - "facial recognition" - "icp" - "juggalo" - "the digest" --- # The Digest: Facial Recognition Tech Is No Match for Juggalo Makeup ![]() *\Image: Emily Cho\* **LOOKING FOR A REASON TO BECOME A JUGGALO?** Twitter user @tahkion has discovered a new way to beat [facial recognition systems](), computer programs that analyze images or videos of people's faces for the purposes of identifying them. In a series of tweets on Saturday, the computer science blogger for *WonderHowTo* described how the face makeup favored by Juggalos — die-hard fans of the musical group Insane Clown Posse — [confuses the systems]() to the point they can't accurately identify people. https://twitter.com/tahkion/status/1013304616958607360 **RIGHT PLACEMENT, WRONG PERSON.** According to @tahkion, the key to the success of the makeup is where you put the paint. Blacking out the area below the mouth but above the chin — as many Juggalos do — tricks facial recognition systems into identifying jawline much closer to the mouth than it really is. This prevents the system from accurately connecting a person in Juggalo makeup to an image of that person without the makeup on. https://twitter.com/tahkion/status/1013568373622362113 However, as @tahkion [explained in a reply]() to another Twitter user, a facial recognition system *could* likely match two images of the same painted Juggalo — assuming they wore their makeup exactly the same way in both images. https://twitter.com/tahkion/status/1013645748607508481 **HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.** As facial recognition systems become more sophisticated, they're also becoming more commonly used. China is arguably at the forefront of this trend, using facial recognition tech to [enforce laws]() and [identify criminals](), but the tech is quickly gaining favor in the U.S., too. Amazon has come under fire from [privacy advocates and its own employees]() for helping U.S. law enforcement agencies implement a [facial recognition system](), and in August, the U.S. will begin using facial recognition technology to identify people entering and leaving the nation along part of its [southern border](). Past attempts to confuse these systems often involve [complicated technology]() or [deliver mixed results](). Now, anyone who wants to keep their identity a secret simply needs to invest in some black and white body paint and check out a [Juggalo makeup tutorial]() or two. **READ MORE:** [Juggalos Figured out How to Beat Facial Recognition]() \[*The Outline*\] ### Author social links [LinkedIn]()