BBC: Amazon defeated Rekognition revolt by a large margin
Washington,
May 28, 2019
An attempted shareholder revolt over Amazon's sale of facial recognition technology to the police mustered less than 3% of votes cast at the firm's annual general meeting. The tally was revealed in a corporate filing. The tech firm had said it was aware of civil rights concerns but had not received any reports of law enforcement clients misusing its Rekognition tool. Even so, the system is set for further scrutiny. Last week, Republican and Democrat politicians on the House Oversight Committee raised concerns about the speed at which Amazon's facial recognition facility and others like it were being deployed. "My office has had nine meetings with representatives from Amazon. We ask questions of experts across the spectrum, and my concerns only grow day by day," commented Democrat congressman Jimmy Gomez. "Shareholders did not end up passing a ban of Rekognition... and you know what? That just means it's more important Congress acts." |
