Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly ...

Facial recognition technology use by law enforcement has been criticized by activists who say its inaccuracies may reinforce racial bias - © AFP MAHMUD HAMS Facial ...

Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use. Amazon said in a blog post that the ...

Amazon is all but gifting the use of its powerful facial recognition program to help power law enforcement agencies’ surveillance programs across the country, according to documents obtained by civil ...

UPDATE: Amazon reached out to clarify things. The company said the following: “We are denying the claim that we breached our ban on the police use of our facial recognition technology. The statement ...