No Face to Hide

Published: Jan. 9, 2017, 3:54 p.m.

b'Face it \\u2013 your mug is not entirely yours.\\xa0It\\u2019s routinely uploaded to social media pages and captured on CCTV cameras with \\u2013 and without \\u2013 your consent.\\xa0Sophisticated facial recognition technology can identify you and even make links to your personal data.\\xa0There are few places where you\\u2019re safe from scrutiny.\\nFind out how a computer analyzes the geometry of a face and why even identical twins don\\u2019t fool its discerning gaze.\\xa0Proponents say that biometrics are powerful tools to stop crime, but the lack of regulation concerns privacy groups.\\xa0Do you want to be identified \\u2013 and your habits tracked \\u2013 whenever you step outside?\\xa0\\nPlus, astronomy meets forensics.\\xa0How analyzing photos and paintings using weather records, sky charts, and phases of the moon help solve intriguing mysteries, including the history of an iconic V.J. Day photo.\\n Guests:\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Donald Olson \\u2013 Physicist, astronomer, Texas State University\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Marios Savvides \\u2013 Computer engineer, Director, CyLab Biometrics Center, Carnegie Mellon University\\n\\n\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0Alvaro Bedoya \\u2013\\xa0Executive director, Center on Privacy and Technology, Georgetown Law\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'