Microsoft Corp said on June 11 that it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police. — Reuters
Microsoft Corp said on June 11 that it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias.
The announcement came shortly after rival Amazon.com Inc declared it was pausing police use of its "Rekognition" service for a year and International Business Machines Corp said it no longer offers the software generally.
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