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Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition software

from Los Angeles Times via PoliceOne

Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition software Los Angeles Times via PoliceOne Answering widespread demands for new curbs on aggressive policing in the wake of George Floyd's killing, Amazon is halting law enforcement use of its facial recognition platform for one year, the company said. The company has marketed its software platform, called Rekognition, to law enforcement agencies for years, and its short blog post announcing the shift did not provide an explicit reason for the change of direction. The post did note that Amazon supports federal regulation of facial recognition technology, and that the company hopes the one-year moratorium "might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules." READ MORE

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