A new episode of The Big Story podcast discusses facial recognition and biometrics, including concerns about consent and who sets thresholds for enforcement.
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The Big Story podcast episode released Nov. 12, 2026, asks what happens when people’s faces become data in security and identity systems.
The episode description says facial recognition is marketed as convenient, but argues the ease comes with a cost.
It says biometric surveillance has become central to security information systems across government agencies, including border patrol, policing and immigration.
The episode features a discussion with Aaron Tucker, identified in the episode description as an author and associate professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
According to the episode description, the conversation covers who sets thresholds for obedience and what happens when data collection is treated as non-negotiable.
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