Each time someone leaves their home in Baltimore, Maryland, their every move could be recorded from above. The city with one of the highest murder rates in the US has launched the Aerial Investigation Research surveillance program. Critics say it represents a frightening erosion of people's right to privacy.

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Patty Culhane (@PattyCulhane), Al Jazeera journalist; Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union's (@ACLU) National Security Program.

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Each time someone leaves their home in Baltimore, Maryland, their every move could be recorded from above. The city with one of the highest murder rates in the US has launched the Aerial Investigation Research surveillance program. Critics say it represents a frightening erosion of people's right to privacy.In this episode: Patty Culhane (<a href="https://twitter.com/PattyCulhane" target="_blank">@PattyCulhane</a>), Al Jazeera journalist; Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union's (<a href="https://twitter.com/ACLU" target="_blank">@ACLU</a>) National Security Program.For more:<a href="http://aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/city-deploys-camera-equipped-planes-surveillance-200526171705827.html" target="_blank">US city deploys camera-equipped planes for surveillance</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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