WaPo: Amazon bans police use of its facial-recognition technology for a year

WaPo: Amazon bans police use of its facial-recognition technology for a year by Jay Greene:

SEATTLE — Amazon has banned police from using its controversial facial-recognition technology for a year amid ongoing nationwide protests over police brutality and racial profiling.

Amazon made the announcement in a brief statement on its corporate blog, though it never mentioned the protests or the recent death of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer dug his knee into his neck. But Amazon implied recent events drove its decision.

This entry was posted in Surveillance technology. Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.