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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

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Guest: Zach Hirsch

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Organizations: Edmonton police

Places: Canada

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