As technology keeps advancing at a rate faster than many can imagine, issues are bound to arise that jeopardize the freedoms that U.S. citizens and others around the world hold so close to them. In this episode we dive into the vast realm of facial technology.

Specifically, we’ll be exploring the recent issues of facial recognition technology being used on public and private surveillance cameras through the lenses of the government. The foundations being laid of a dystopian civilization akin to George Orwell’s “1984” or Black Mirror’s “Hated in the Nation”, more and more citizens feel the burden of an enforcement procedure that is as unreliable as it is invasive on everyday lives.

Throughout this episode we discuss potential infringements on citizens 4th Amendment rights, as well as how these arguments using the 4th Amendment have come up short in the past. Hear from Professor Ben Cramer on his idea that could provide an alternative solution to these ever-growing issues. Further, we’ll here from Gurtej Grewal, a law student who spent a whole summer in Pittsburgh (Where attempts have been made to take more government control over this tech and cameras throughout the city), where he’ll discuss his thoughts on such issues and how they apply to him and many others.

Read Professor Cramer's mentioned works here: https://www.academia.edu/49066871/In_Strife_We_Trust_Why_We_Should_Question_Surveillance_Technology_Before_a_Crisis

https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/information-policy/article/doi/10.5325/jinfopoli.8.2018.0005/314475/A-Proposal-to-Adopt-Data-Discrimination-Rather

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