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Without sold proof this is not possible to circumvent, this maybe more dangerous than not.

Here’s an example of AI being able to identify a blurred face: https://twitter.com/ak92501/status/1267609424597835777

Identifying an individual is not just about a face, but number of factors that are much more complex and very hard to account for in a systematic way.

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If Signal is really concerned about allowing individuals to control the information they leak, they need to prioritize releasing the feature that will allow users to use Signal without providing phone numbers; one of their staff recently publicly stated this is finally likely to become a feature. Not to mention stop repeatedly asking for the user to provide their name, access to contacts lists, etc.

billmeon Postmodernism and Its Impact (2017)

Since you have only provided one meaningful example, I will focus on it.

>> that being you said, “Foucault, for example, was successful not because he said true things, but because he said new and previously unimaginable things, and expressed them lyrically.”

>> Wikipedia: “Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social control through societal institutions.”

Your reasoning in sum appears to be that you don’t understand something, so it must be without merit.

Sure, one might argue that Foucault's theories lack mathematical proofs, but to argue against them without as much is no better.

What proof do you have Foucault's theories depart from reality?

billmeon How much do we need the police?

How exactly did you find the car?

billmeon DEA authorized to conduct surveillance on protestors

>> “In August 2013, a report by Reuters revealed that the Special Operations Division (SOD) of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration advises DEA agents to practice parallel construction when creating criminal cases against Americans that are based on NSA warrantless surveillance.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction#By_the_U...

billmeon Researchers create active material out of microscopic spinning particles

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

Hence “likely” - it’s impossible to tell what might happen.

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

Agree, Whiskey Rebellion at the very least made clear George Washington’s position on the matter; he personally attended to the assault on the rebels.

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

Obviously would not be easy, but it is possible:

https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-c...

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

The way the US legal system works is if the US Attorney General tells the US President an act is legal, regardless of if it is, until the Supreme Court or Congress act, the President is free to do as the US Attorney General said.

Under the US Constitution, The President is the Commander in Chief of the military, to not follow a direct order would be a likely be a crime for anyone within the military.

Trumps statements counted as a proclamation, if the US Attorney General said they did.

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

Disbanding the existing police force is possible without conflict, though it would require the local government taking action, having a plan, etc.

billmeon What Is The Insurrection Act?

Appears likely Trump’s public statements today were the proclamation, and if it was not, one will be made shortly — after that, it is only matter of time before Trump deploys the military.

Photo in the story, taken late today, is of Trump with the highest-ranking military officer in the US Armed Forces (on the right) - and the US Attorney General (on the left).

Trump intentionally left the White House to force his way through the protesters.

billmeon NSA assisting Minnesota with intercepted communications

Fox News updated the story to say the MN Governor public statement that the NSA was involved in interceptions of messages for the military supplied intelligence report was in error, per the Governor’s office.

SOURCE: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-intelligence-supp...

billmeon What is the Insurrection Act that Trump is threatening to invoke?

Photo in the story [0], taken late today, is of Trump with the highest-ranking military officer in the US Armed Forces (on the right, [1]) - and the US Attorney General (on the left, [2]).

Trump intentionally left the White House to force his way through the protesters.

It appears likely it is only matter of time before Trump deploys the military.

[0] https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/06/01/gettyimages-1216...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_A._Milley

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barr

billmeon Justin Amash announces introducing the “Ending Qualified Immunity Act”

Here’s a post that provides more context:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23360295

billmeon As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from SCOTUS

This article explains the issue in more detail: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23360295

billmeon Twitter, Reddit support challenge of visa applicant social media requirement

At the point your threat model includes nation states of note — in my opinion, any recommendation of Tor should acknowledge why Tor would not increase threats instead of reducing them.

billmeon Show HN: Open GIF Search

Google Image search also has a GIF only search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=meme&tbm=isch&tbs=itp:animat...

billmeon UK government MPs are using Signal’s automatic deletion feature

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UK example reference: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/20/uk_conservatives_br...

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EU example reference: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/24/21150918/european-commiss...

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US example drafted by NSA: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Apr/24/2002288652/-1/-1/0/CSI...

* Note this document is for public release. If you dig around you will find references to deploy US Special Forces even using Signal for official communications within combat zones.

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billmeon UK government MPs are using Signal’s automatic deletion feature

For those not following the topic, among others, the UK, EU, US - all officially endorsed the use of Signal for official government use.

billmeon Supreme Court says state may enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings [pdf]

>> “banned all loans to non-relatives”

False; see PC § 27885:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio....

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To give some idea of how complex firearm law is in California, take a peak at the 141 page document below (current as of 2019) covering “just” the state’s penal code:

https://www.atf.gov/file/117166/download

billmeon Supreme Court says state may enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings [pdf]

Sounds fine to me, mod (aka dang) would need to edit the URL and decide on the title too.

billmeon Supreme Court says state may enforce some restrictions on religious gatherings [pdf]

PDF of related ruling:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/19a1044_pok0.pdf

billmeon Huawei Should IPO in America

“Huawei is owned by our employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) that has been in place since the beginning. No one can own a share without working at Huawei, and as of 2018 there were 96,768 shareholding employees. Our founder, Ren Zhengfei, owns a 1.14% stake in the company.“

SOURCE: https://www.huawei.com/en/facts/question-answer/who-owns-hua...

billmeon Random person name generator

Related URL:

https://duckduckhack.com/

billmeon How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away with Murder

Related Wiki page on Qualified Immunity:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity

billmeon US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance drone over Minneapolis

They both have experience, US National Guard would require DoD approval to fly domestic missions.

billmeon US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance drone over Minneapolis

Here’s a map of their jurisdiction:

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/05/who-lives-in-border-p...

billmeon US customs and border protection is flying a surveillance drone over Minneapolis

False; Katrina & US border patrol was what officially sparked the call to (publicly) use drones in the US.

CBP has used drones with FAA approval within the US since 2006; which does not included any use prior to 2006 which remains classified.

SOURCE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115491642950528436

billmeon Room 641A

Point of adding the date to the title is to provide context where relevant as it relates to the present. Generally speaking, goal of HN is to cover substantial new information on a topic - not repeatedly rehash topics. As is, this Wikipedia is not a good fit for HN unless their’s specific substantial new information and the source of that information would be the best URL, not the Wikipedia page.

billmeon Room 641A

(2006) needs to be added to the title, unless there’s substantial new information