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Which Way, L.A.?

Your License, Your Registration, Your Iris Scan…

It used to be just your driver’s license, then your fingerprint. Now LA Sheriff’s deputies are prepared to record your picture, the shape of your eyeball and, possibly, the sound of your voice. Why is there no public debate about the potential invasion of privacy of the most intimate kind?

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By Warren Olney • Oct 2, 2014 • 26m Listen

It used to be just your driver’s license, then your fingerprint. Now LA Sheriff’s deputies are prepared to record your picture, the shape of your eyeball and, possibly, the sound of your voice. It’s personal information—collected during a traffic stop or a booking and saved until you turn 75—even if you’re not charged. Why is there no public debate about the potential invasion of privacy of the most intimate kind?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Claire Martin

    Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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