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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Why big tech wants your face
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:22
	Publish Date:		2019-01-21 11:00:00
	Description:		The #10YearChallenge has become one of the big memes of the summer, with users on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram sharing photos of their faces from a decade ago, alongside snaps from more recent times. But is the trend just a harmless humblebrag? Or is something more sinister going on? And who might benefit, if so? Today on The Signal we speak with Kate O'Neil, whose piece on Wired last week prompted hundreds of thousands of internet users to question whether big tech companies honing facial recognition technology might profit from the seemingly wholesome trend. We also hear how facial recognition software is evolving, and we get an update on how it's being applied in Australia. Featured: Kate O'Neil, freelance tech writer Jake Laperruque, Senior Counsel, Project On Government Oversight Professor Liz Campbell, Chair of Criminal Jurisprudence, Monash University
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