Episode #43: Facebook ends its facial recognition program

Facebook announced it is ending its facial recognition program, resulting in the removal of a billion users’ face prints from its social media platform. The move comes during a period of intensifying backlash against the technology, which critics say invades users' privacy and is used as a tool of mass surveillance.

Digital Village co-host Leilani Albano speaks to Electronic Frontier Foundation Deputy Managing Director Nathan Sheard on the issue. –L. Albano.