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Nov 2020
17m 58s

In Machines We Trust: When the Camera Tu...

Mit Technology Review
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Moves have been made to restrict the use of facial recognition across the globe. In part one of this series on face ID, Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review explore the unexpected ways the technology is being used, including how the technology is being turned on police.   We meet:  Christopher Howell, data scientist and protester.  Credits ... Show More
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