Japan’s high-tech toilets are finally conquering the West

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Coming up today: High tech toilets, police facial recognition, and swapping Netflix binges for weekly TV viewing.

Join the WIRED Bookclub! We’re reading Factfulness, by Hans Rosling. Find out more and read an extract here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-book-club-factfulness

The stories we talked about this week:

Japan’s singing, self-cleaning toilets are conquering the West
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/japanese-toilets-technology-environment

UK police can use controversial facial recognition tech, court rules
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/police-facial-recognition-south-wales-court-decision

We want to know what you think about the stories we discussed this week. Email podcast@wired.co.uk with your rants, raves and reviews.

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Show produced and edited by Matt Burgess

Brian Satis

Brian is WhatPod's Technology Editor. San Jose resident and veteran of the first Silicon Valley tech boom, Brian is founder of Duotone Game Studio and a contributing writer for Synthetic Dimensions, Podzone and Tech News Monthly.Got a podcast to suggest ? Contact Brian (brian.satis@whatpod.com.au)