Today we’re looking backward to a big question; How has technology changed our lives in the five years since COVID-19 turned the world upside down?

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been half a decade since the pandemic began in early 2020. And while those first few months were filled with uncertainty, one thing became very clear—technology wasn’t just helpful, it became essential. And it hasn’t slowed down since.

Enforcement agencies around the globe are adapting to facial recognition bans and employing alternative AI-driven identification methods.

Countries are implementing AI systems that analyze clothing, vehicles, and personal items such as purses, hats and the like.

By capturing footage rather than relying solely on facial features, this approach aims to respect privacy concerns while still leveraging technology.....but whether it be to solve crimes or track movements is still open to debate.

Our Blog and Podcast for April 28th are centred on a book review on the investigative book “Your Face Belongs to Us", by New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill.

In the last ten years, facial recognition has really come into its own with Open Source technology and that medium has significantly outpaced the laws and guardrails meant to regulate such far reaching, societal changing tech.

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