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Tech Life: The world focusses on facial recognition

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19/09/2023 GMT

The world focusses on facial recognition

BBC World Service - Tech Life, The world focusses on facial recognition

Do cameras keep us safe - or keep us under surveillance?

Our faces are being filmed more than ever- should we worry? New figures show a third of the world is still offline. And how digital payments help those exposed to extreme weather.

Simon Gordon, founder of Facewatch, a British facial recognition company and  Fraser Sampson, the UK's Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner discuss the growing use of facial recognition tech. Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, tells us about how much of the world remains offline. And Tom Singleton reports on how a digital payment scheme, set up by the UNCDF, is proving to be a lifeline for people exposed to extreme weather in the Pacific Islands.

(PHOTO CREDIT: A young man captured by a facial recognition system. Credit: Izusek. Copyright: Getty Images)

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