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title: "How WA police are using facial recognition technology"
author: "Chris Berg"
date: "2026-08-21"
url: "https://chrisberg.org/media/how-wa-police-are-using-facial-recognition-technology/"
show: "Download This Show"
audio: "https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nn/Z/ph.mp3"
source: "https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/facial-recognition-facebook-rage-bait-books-destruction-ai/106986860"
topics: "Policing and criminal justice"
---

# How WA police are using facial recognition technology

WA police facial recognition, Meta paying rage-bait creators, and AI labs buying second-hand books.