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June 11, 2020 05:23 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/VhuuzMiXkQI/microsoft-wont-sell-police-its-facial-recognition-technology
Microsoft Won't Sell Police Its Facial-Recognition Technology
Microsoft joined the list of tech giants who've decided to limit the use of its facial-recognition systems, announcing that it will not sell the controversial technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating the technology. From a report: The move, announced by Microsoft president Brad Smith at a Post Live event Thursday morning, follows similar decisions by Amazon and IBM, and comes as protesters across the nation press for an end to police brutality and racial profiling. Smith said that Microsoft has not sold its facial-recognition technology to law enforcement. "We will not sell facial-recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights that will govern this technology," Smith said. The company also plans to put in place "review factors" that Smith said would "go even beyond what we already have" to determine the use of the technology beyond law enforcement.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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