Amazon Halts Police Use Of Its Facial Recognition Technology
Amazon is the latest tech company to respond to demands that law enforcement not have access to controversial facial recognition technology.
by Bobby Allyn
Jun 10, 2020
2 minutes
Amazon announced on Wednesday a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial-recognition technology, yielding to pressure from police-reform advocates and civil rights groups.
It is unclear how many law enforcement agencies in the U.S. deploy Amazon's artificial intelligence tool, but an official with the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Oregon confirmed that it will be suspending its use of Amazon's facial recognition technology.
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