About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of facial recognition technology in public spaces, focusing on a pilot program in Edmonton, Canada.
In Edmonton, police tested facial-recognition-equipped body cameras in the first pilot program of its kind in Canada. The experiment raised a deeper question: what happens when anonymity disappears from public life? Zach Hirsch reports on the uneasy future of always being seen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Guest: Zach Hirsch
Topics covered
- facial recognition
- privacy
- public life
- technology
- law enforcement
Keywords
- facial recognition
- body cameras
- privacy
- anonymity
- Edmonton
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Edmonton police
Places: Canada
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