Next, cease-and-desist letters rolled in from tech giants Twitter , Google and Facebook. Lawmakers made inquiries and New Jersey enacted a statewide ban on law enforcement using Clearview while it looks into the software. But during an interview at CNN's studios in New York City last week, Ton-That didn't seem particularly fazed, saying the last few weeks were "interesting.
He demonstrated the technology and described himself as "honored" to kick off a broader conversation about facial recognition and privacy.
He's eager to build a "great American company" with "the best of intentions" and wouldn't sell his product to Iran, Russia or China, he said. He claimed the technology is saving kids and solving crimes. And he said he welcomes government regulation. Read More. But so far, Ton-That and Clearview have triggered more concerns than acclaim.
A face in the crowd. Clearview AI is controversial for many reasons, but perhaps the most important is its massive database. The company claims to have scraped more than 3 billion photos from the internet, including from popular social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Not only that, but Clearview retains those photos in its database even after users delete them from the platforms or make their accounts private.
Clearview sells access to its database to law enforcement agencies, so those agencies can match unknown faces to other images. CNN Business saw firsthand how the technology works in a demonstration last week.
First, Ton-That ran a photo of my face though the database, pulling up in seconds multiple different pictures of me from across the internet. Most jarringly, he found a photo that I had probably not seen in more than a decade, a picture that ran in a local newspaper in Ireland when I was years-old and in high school.
Needless to say, I look a lot different now than I did then; in fact, my producer, who has to spend far more time than she'd like looking at me through a camera, didn't even recognize me. But the system did. Clearview has given similar demonstrations to law enforcement, and some have been convinced to hand over taxpayers' dollars for the tool.
CNN has blurred faces in this photo to protect people's privacy. But clearly, I wasn't a random person Ton-That had pulled from a crowd. He knew he was coming to CNN to meet me and he knew I'd ask him to run my face through his system. He even admitted he had searched my images before we met. And, it's worth noting, though the photo is old and I'm almost unrecognizable, the page it's on does include a caption with my name.
So we surprised him and also asked him to run a search for my producer. That at least appeared to make Ton-That a little nervous. We said no. I thought it was petty and disrespectful because there is NO doubt what was being referred to there. I hope that if this book ever gets published officially currently, it is self-published that that line gets taken out. That being said, you should know that this is not a BDSM book. In fact, Jesse is relatively anti-kink. Its all straight-up, albeit intense, vanilla sex.
Parts of this book thrilled me and excited me. Parts of this book annoyed me and frustrated me. At the same time, I did like it. I really did. Its not a bad book. I just had some issues with it. It really helped that Jesse was totally hot. He had him moments of tender and sweet to be sure and I really did get the feeling like he was just out of his league with this relationship.
I do want to know more about his past. Where did he get that scar?? How old is he???? What happened in his past to make him so utterly terrified of loosing her? I hope he gets over some things though in it. In fact, you could almost say it ended on a major low point for him.
His dirty blond hair looks like he's half attempted to get it into a semblance of a style but given up. His eyes are sludgy green, but bright and way too intense, and the stubble covering his square jaw does nothing to conceal the handsome features beneath it. He's lightly tanned and just Oh God, he's devastating. This will most likely contain spoilers, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to ignore this review entirely. I don't even know where to start.
But to each their own, as they say. The editing—well, this book could use a good editor. And that's to say nothing about the writing itself, which was bland, pedestrian, and long-winded. Jesse: I typically enjoy reading books with alpha male This will most likely contain spoilers, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to ignore this review entirely.
Jesse: I typically enjoy reading books with alpha male characters. It's sexy for a man to be a little possessive, especially in the bedroom. However, it is not okay when he tries to control every single aspect of your life, thus controlling you.
There is a very thin line and it was crossed. Jesse is And that's putting it nicely. There's nothing sexy about the way he behaves. The guy seriously has issues. He claims he only acts like a psycho around Ava. I find this hard to believe. He does what he wants, when he wants. He calls Ava multiple times a day. Heaven forbid she not answer his call on the first ring.
He calls and sends text messages and when that doesn't work, he shows up unannounced, demanding to know where she's been.
Jesse has little to no redeeming qualities whatsoever, especially not after what happened at the end of the book. Ava finally grows a pair and he loses his shit, blaming her for the sorry state in which he finds himself.
I fail to see how his choices and deplorable actions are anyone's fault but his own. She's incredibly immature. She works as an interior designer, but she has got to be the most unprofessional person on the planet. She's such a doormat, too. She repeatedly tells Jesse "no", but she doesn't really put her foot down. Jesse is a bully and she lets him get away with it. I mean, Jesse is one big unknown. She's curious, has questions, but does she ask them?
No, of course not. As for the supporting characters, the only one I'm going to mention is Kate. That woman, I swear. She's just as bad as Jesse. She and Ava are roommates, by the way. Ava tells her that she no longer wants to see Jesse and what does Kate do? She goes behind Ava's back, making deals with Jesse, allowing him into their apartment.
Ava needs to seriously reevaluate their friendship, because Kate is a terrible friend. The book itself was really drawn out. All the petty conflicts through miscommunication and misunderstandings was overdone and got on my nerves. It became redundant after a while. Unfortunately, if you remove all the unnecessary, contrived drama, you're not left with much of a story.
With Jesse hiding Ava's birth control pills, I can only assume where book two is headed. Seriously, how dense can she be? View all 22 comments.
This Man, book 1 of 3. Even you. Their story is filled with covert pasts and hidden agendas! Be prepared to be swept away by their story! Their first meeting is electric and the story goes from there sucking you in for a roller-coaster of seduction, sex, secrets, surprises, suspense and set-backs throughout ending with a series of shocking cliff-hangers, but no worries book 2, Beneath This Man has been released and book 3, This Man Confessed is about to be released.
When did he do that? I mentally sprint through our meeting, settling on my visit to the toilet when I left my portfolio and phone on the table. In fact he is everything I needed!
He truly is all pure, sexy, unadulterated alpha! Six words to describe Jesse: Intense, bossy, compulsive, enigmatic, possessive and elusive. He can be so domineering, bossy and unreasonable, and in the next breath, completely soppy and lovely.
She stood up to him, she succumbed to him, she riled him, she created more drama and she kept the mystery and story going by NOT demanding answers. Six words to describe Ava; Talented, strong, focused, ambitious, stubborn and meek. No gag will stifle it. Euphoric Angst! I am so thankful to Ms. Would I re-read this series: Yes! Would I read future books by this author: Yes. Dec 02, Shabby -BookBistroBlog rated it it was amazing. Ava meets Jesse on a job and he makes her fall for him "I'll make you need me, I'll make it my mission" Ooooh sexy.
He can move like Justin, make love like a Love God and woo ava like a Love sick fool he is. It ends on a cliff but there's more View all 6 comments. Nov 12, Jenny Levine rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I'm adding "This Man" to my list of favorites. Anyway, let's get down to the nitty gritty. Ava, a mid-twenties Interior designer was sent by her boss to do her job at "The Manor", owned by the I-don't-know-his-age drop dead gorgeous devastatingly handsome suited God, Jesse Ward, which isn't what she expected though she expected a pompous country bumpkin.
It was love or LUST at first sight on their first meeting. But coming out of an awful relationship, Ava does not want to have anything to do with Jesse, but boy is this guy persistent, and she found herself falling deep Ava Ava baby, I don't know what I think about her.
There are times that I just want to strangle her for constantly running away and getting back together I kinda feel for her though coz she's fallen deep for him, but she isn't sure if she is just a constant fvck or more than that. She also keeps on asking him about his age, which he won't admit.
First, he said 21, and everytime she asks him, it will go up a notch. The latest is 30, I guess. Nothing matters — I still love you. Unreasonable Control Freak. Seriously, this dude is cuhrazzyyyy. He's so possessive of Ava, tramples everything that gets in his way, he is obsessed! Btw, I have a gift for you: I also hate it that wherever Ava is, he is also there. Like, don't you have a job? Sometimes, I also wanna scream because he won't open up on Ava.
He's full of mystery. But, you know what, I still love him. Just like I love Christian and Gideon ; Maybe because of his panty-melting lines??? Make sure you dream of me. Moving on So, a lot of readers are comparing this book to Fifty Shades Trilogy and Crossfire series. I, too, have seen similarities. Eva and Gideon's: "Because I want to fuck you, Eva. And we also got the same reaction from the ladies. Maybe because of Jesse's possessiveness that sometimes he thinks he'll go crazy without Ava, just like Travis with Abby?
The chemistry between Jesse and Ava are way off the charts! I laughed, I cried, I got angry. The sex is great there are tons, btw.
It also annoys me how everytime Ava cusses, Jesse always tells her "Watch your fucking mouth! The ending isn't what I expected though coz I didn't know this was a trilogy. Anyway, at the end of the book, you will get some of your questions answered, but, I still got quite a few ones like: What is really Sarah's role in Jesse's life?
What's the story behind his scars? Hopefully, we'll get the answers on book 2! Definitely worth reading! View all 70 comments. Dec 05, Bibi rated it did not like it Shelves: pointless-erotica , boring , why. Note to authors: putting a Black man and a white woman together with a rape whistle on the same page is indicative of both a conscious and unconscious bias on your part.
As to the plot and characters? View all 17 comments. Buddy Read with Liz I love an alpha but Jesse took it to the extreme. This book was long and just full of sex and fighting. I am not sure if I will be reading on with the series given that there really isn't much of a story. View all 48 comments. Nov 27, Baba marked it as hell-you-can-t-pay-me-to-read-it Shelves: trees-died-for-this-crap , what-in-the-ever-lovin-fuck. Even if I hadn't been convinced yet that I would never read her books, the following mind-boggling statements sealed the deal for me My husband was no match for the fantasy hunk in my erotic novels Every woman needs some fantasy lover to spice up the dull reality of her real life.
I wanted to create my perfect love story. Sadly it was not solid enough to withstand the changes success has brought to my life. Thank you very much. You should also check out the comment section.
It's very…er…telling, to say the least. View all 68 comments. My Jesse! Holy sh! And Ava sweetie Before I start can I have a moment please? Theeeeeeere much better I did not say that [image error] The beautiful, young and ta 4. I did not say that [image error] The beautiful, young and talented interior decorator Ava O'Shea heads out to Manor only for a consult but gets so much more. From the moment their eyes meet there is crazy chemistry and I mean crazy!
Chemistry you feel thick in the air and as Ava's friend, Kate, said chemistry that gets YOU horny if you are in proximity. In a real world I would have been withdrawing my accounts and visiting some shady businesses to get a new identity. Then getting off the grid far away as possible from this man. But thank god this man is a figment imagination of this brilliant writer. Seriously, I hope this wasn't modeled after someone. Gotta say there is not much happening for most of the book There is quiet a lot not being said I really wish we had more on his past, too.
Hopefully book 2? Perhaps we can get bit of a backbone for Ava, while we at it. Seriously girl, he is going all loco on you and you are scared to ask him the hard questions. Jeez half of the time you are doubting yourself and grow cold on him when he says a wrong word that does not belong in your perfect HEA world.
Grow up! Can't you tell he is a fucked up millionaire with some messed up past hmm? Btw, who want to kills this Sarah bitch with me? Who is she???
Now the ending Hopefully Ava learned some things and found her voice. Those two are explosive but they belong together no doubt. He hates me swearing, so I do it more.
View all 83 comments. It's time for a re-read and who better to get reacquainted with than Jesse Ward??!! Jesse Ward is all kinds of yummy!!!
The book was hard to put down. I'm utterly grateful to the ladies of TotallyBooked for bringing this story to my attention! Just how old is Jesse?? Hoping to find out at least by the third book. I was totally not expecting what happened at the end!
I guess I had my heads up in Je It's time for a re-read and who better to get reacquainted with than Jesse Ward??!! Totally am loving the angst!!! View all 8 comments. Nov 24, Jen rated it really liked it Shelves: kindle-own , erotic-romance , favorites , series-book , march , re-read , contemporary-romance. My memory isn't what it used to be, so I want to make sure I have all the details freshly in my mind! It is also kind of neat to see how my tastes and opinions have changed over the years!
In the case of Jesse Ward and Ava, I will say that my opinions do still stand; although I have way more tolerance for Jesse's stalkerish tendencies and his possessiveness. A part of the reason for that is I have read some very dark reads since I have read this series LOL I will say that Ava ticked me off more this time around.
With her hot and cold attitude, and always leaving him I would have kicked her to the curb Just saying. She must be really hot in bed for him to put up with her LOL What I noticed this time around as well is that a lot of the recent books don't even compare to the intensity of Jesse and Ava's relationship.
Their passion as well, is so hard to beat. They just don't make books like they used to!!! I think it is time for me to revisit some of my other faves over time, because truly it is rare for me to be hooked on stories now like I was back then!
Moving on to book 2!! Ava had better be nicer to Jesse, or I am going to start not liking her! I have to say that a big part of the book made me feel uncomfortable with the way Jesse treated Ava. I normally LOVE alpha males and even enjoy them controlling their woman! Jesse took control to a new level that, in my opinion; was extremely abusive. Ava was not happy with him "bossing" her around, but usually she would just let him have his own way, which again rubbed me the wrong way. At one point, he punches a hole in Ava's roomates door, and when the roomate comes back and sees it, Jesse throws her a bunch of money to fix it and then everything is ok What am I missing here???
Where on earth is this type of behaviour acceptable, and further more how is that romantic?? He also holds a lot of information about himself inside and doesnt' share with Ava, so she never really gets to know him and his personal life. She doesn't even know how old he is! Now, in saying all of this, I still gave this book a four star rating and this is why I felt it deserved it!
The sex in this book is beyond HOT! It is so intense and holy smoly!!!! I had to fan myself on several occasions! The author knows how to write a sex scene like nobody's business!!! Whether we were treated to "Sleepy Sex", "Possessive Sex" or even his famous "Sense Sex", there was no shortage of steamy scenes in this story!
This is one of the hottest books I have read in a long time! So for all of my complaints, I still was hooked onto the pages and the explosive ending had me extremely glad that I had waited to read this story until the second book was available! Believe me, as soon as I finished this one, I immediately began the next installment!!
I am strongly hoping that the next book will reveal more of why Jesse is the way he is, and of course I am expecting that we will be highly entertained with intense rip roaring hot sex!!!
View all 15 comments. I understand now the controversial reviews and why few DNF, but I kinda loved it. It's nothing unique really. The president of the Toronto Rock team is confident that Lacrosse will have a big future:.
The decoration on the outside indicates that it stands on Indian territory. But the packaging is deceptive. This is no museum or culture centre - it's a gambling casino.
It's designed to put money in the coffers of the reservation and to create jobs. Which is why the Canadian government has granted the descendants of the original Indian tribes the license to organize "games of chance".
Cynics call the place the natives' belated revenge on the white man. Security guard Chris Walser is a member of the Ojibwa people.
And he means to get back into the big time. A sharp eye and a good aim are the essential assets for being a crack in the fast native game. This is the landscape where the game they call the "little brother of war" first saw the light of day.
The thriving metropolis on Lake Ontario is the capital of the province named after it, a centre of banking, culture and commerce. The gleaming skyscrapers of downtown Toronto symbolize the fabulous success story of the white immigrants. Until someone hit on the idea of bringing Lacrosse indoors. Today, "Box Lacrosse" is a real trend sport and these four have it down to a fine art. With their astounding stick wizardry Gavin Prout and the other cracks in the team have shot the Whitby Warriors right to the top of the Canadian league.
As you tell I'm not a very big guy - so in order to excel Lacrosse a little bit you have to use your best assets and to me it's speed skill like you use a little bit of head game. I can read the floor a little bit more easier than some other players because I've been playing for quite a long time.
Training prepares them for what their opponents will throw at them. As so often, those opponents are from the Six Nations reservation. The natives are feared for their outstanding stick technique. He knows that games are also won in the mind. So his aim is to give the players confidence in their own abilities. They've chosen one of the fastest and toughest team games in the world and now they have to go through with it. The game fascinated him right from early childhood.
Where as in the Natives you'll find pretty much everybody will relay Lacrosse, because it was their game they brought up, their native game in general. This is the home of the Arrows. Whenever he has a minute to himself, he's out there with the Lacrosse stick.
It's a family tradition. The Powless are a real Lacrosse dynasty. For generations they've provided the top players in the Arrows team.
My first hero and still my hero is my Dad; he has always been my favorite Lacrosse player and pretty much what I have learned in the game is from him.
Many of the Arrows players have a job here. Inevitably, their boss himself is a Lacrosse hero. But along with the old game he thinks of the future prospects of his employees. So computer literacy is at a premium. Only their games have stayed the same. And the most important of those games has always been the one given to them by the Great Maker. It was the fur trade that lured the white men into these forests in the first place.
It is from them that we have the first detailed descriptions of the lives of the original inhabitants and of the game of Lacrosse. His disappointment was doubly acute when he later observed him hanging little Lacrosse rackets on it. The natives believed in the healing powers of "their" game.
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