Wisconsin National Guard Troops Head To Arizona, Facial Recognition Technology Could Be Used In School Security, The Gray Area Of Consent

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor Erik Gordon, left, helps passenger Ronan Pabhye navigate one of the new facial recognition kiosks at a United Airlines gate before boarding a flight to Tokyo, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. The Trump administration intends to require that American citizens boarding international flights submit to face scans, something Congress has not explicitly approved and privacy advocates consider an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The New York Times gathered stories from 45 university students around the world about their own sexual encounters in an effort to demonstrate how consent is not as simple as a yes or no question. We talk to one of the leads on the story. We also find out more about facial recognition technology that is being used as a form of security by some businesses and we get the latest on news that two dozen Wisconsin National Guard troops will head to Arizona by the end of the week to help with border enforcement.

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    Two dozen of Wisconsin’s National Guard troops are being deployed to Arizona to help with border enforcement and are expected to arrive there by the end of the week. We check in with a reporter who covers military and veterans news to learn about why they’re going and what they’ll do there.

  • Companies Pitching Facial Recognition To Schools As A Security Measure

    Facial recognition companies are looking to schools as the next big market for their software, claiming that their products will prevent mass shootings. Despite a lack of proof and questions about privacy, many schools are eager to get outfitted with cameras and databases. A technology reporter shares what he’s learned about the trend.

  • Navigating Sex In The 'Gray Zone' On Campus

    After the rise of the #MeToo movement, and stories of sexual assault on college campuses, there’s been renewed attention to the issue of consent. We hear from the editor of a New York Times project looking at how students navigate sexual encounters that may not rise to legal definition of sexual assault or rape, but may also not meet a clear definition of consent.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Breann Schossow Producer
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Michele Gerard Good Technical Director
  • Meg Jones Guest
  • Drew Harwell Guest
  • Daniel Jones Guest

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