Amazon selling facial recognition software to police, records reveal

Amazon selling facial recognition software to police, records reveal

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police

ACLU releases documentation on Amazon Rekognition software, fueling fears of surveillance via police body cameras

In the aftermath of the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri, over the killing of Michael Brown, police departments and policy makers around the country hit upon a supposed panacea to racist policing and police brutality: body-worn cameras.

Amazon selling facial recognition software to police, records reveal

May 22, 2018, 8:27pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police > ACLU releases documentation on Amazon Rekognition software, fueling fears of surveillance via police body cameras > In the aftermath of the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri, over the killing of Michael Brown, police departments and policy makers around the country hit upon a supposed panacea to racist policing and police brutality: body-worn cameras.