The world focusses on facial recognition
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)
Last on
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Sep 202319:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa & BBC Afghan Radio
- Wed 20 Sep 202304:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 20 Sep 202312:32GMTBBC World Service except East Asia & South Asia
- Wed 20 Sep 202319:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Fri 22 Sep 202301:32GMTBBC World Service
- Sat 23 Sep 202322:32GMTBBC World Service & BBC Afghan Radio
- Sun 24 Sep 202311:32GMTBBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
Get in touch with Tech Life

Email us at [email protected] or contact us via WhatsApp on +443301230320
Podcast
![]()
Tech Life
How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays

