Geek Wire: Congressman slams Amazon’s use of facial recognition technology, calls for new disclosures

Washington, June 17, 2020

Amazon may have halted the sale of its facial recognition software to police, but the move hasn’t eased pressure on the tech giant.
In a letter sent to its CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif) blasted Amazon’s handling of its software, Rekognition, calling on the company to provide detailed info about privacy and bias inherent in the program.
Amazon could not be immediately reached for comment.

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