EPISODE · Mar 22, 2019 · 10 MIN
In the Face of Danger, We’re Turning to Surveillance
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
When school began in Lockport, New York, this past fall, the halls were lined not just with posters and lockers, but cameras. Over the summer, a brand new $4 million facial recognition system installed by the school district in the town’s eight schools from elementary to high school. The system scans the faces of students as they roam the halls, looking for faces that have been uploaded and flagged as dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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When school began in Lockport, New York, this past fall, the halls were lined not just with posters and lockers, but cameras. Over the summer, a brand new $4 million facial recognition system installed by the school district in the town’s eight schools from elementary to high school. The system scans the faces of students as they roam the halls, looking for faces that have been uploaded and flagged as dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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