Amazon’s facial recognition stunt is pure PR

Amazon’s facial recognition stunt is pure PR

4 years ago
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https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/amazons-facial-recognition-stunt

Amazon has decided to take the wholly selfless and completely original decision to stop supplying police forces with its facial “Rekognition” software, for, wait for it, a whole year.

The anti-racism protests currently tearing through America have prompted the company to consider that, actually, militarised cops might not be that great, and supplying them with facial recognition technology – which civil rights activists say poses a threat to humanity commensurate with nuclear weapons – wasn’t a good look. For now, anyway.