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TSA introduces new facial recognition tech at Seattle airport to speed security screening

Facial recognition technology intended to speed the security screening process is being introduced at TSA checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.… Read More

Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

Alaska Airlines will remove its traditional airport kiosks as part of a broader tech overhaul in cities including Seattle, Portland,… Read More

Amazon to test facial recognition technology to verify seller identity

Amazon will test facial recognition, forgery detection, and other automated technologies as a new alternative for verifying the identities of… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft deny using Flickr pics for facial recognition, as suits test limits of privacy law

Facing a pair of related lawsuits, Amazon and Microsoft both acknowledge that people working on their respective facial-recognition technologies downloaded… Read More

Microsoft will put government and police contracts through independent human rights review

Microsoft will commission an independent human-rights review of its technology contracts with government and law enforcement agencies, seeking to address… Read More

RealNetworks releases its first hardware product, a kiosk that checks for proper facemask usage

From its early days as a streaming audio pioneer to its recent expansion into facial recognition technology, RealNetworks has focused… Read More

ACLU of Washington: Port of Seattle’s facial recognition tech ‘ban’ misleading, inadequate

Accusing the Port of Seattle of making promises it can’t keep, the American Civil Liberties Union called on the port… Read More

Port of Seattle bans facial recognition tech by law enforcement; some private use remains permitted

The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government… Read More

Seattle’s King County becomes first U.S. county to ban government use of facial recognition software

In a unanimous vote, the King County Council approved a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, making… Read More

Amazon extends ban on police use of Rekognition facial recognition technology

Amazon, which one year ago barred police from using its facial recognition software, is extending that moratorium indefinitely. The extension… Read More

UW’s Os Keyes takes on tech’s ethical challenges, from gender bias in AI to facial recognition

A PhD candidate with the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, Os Keyes researches the ethical… Read More

Breonna Taylor case sparks Amazon Web Services CEO to call for police ‘culture change’

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy, who has been at the center of the debate over the use of Amazon… Read More

Portland’s facial recognition ban: Why businesses — including Amazon — fought the groundbreaking law

The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a groundbreaking ban prohibiting use of facial recognition in privately-owned places accessible… Read More

Portland passes nation’s strongest facial recognition ban for government and businesses

The Portland City Council on Wednesday passed legislation that bans government and private use of facial recognition. It’s the strongest… Read More

Documents reveal Microsoft pitched facial recognition tech to drug enforcement feds

Microsoft has long cast itself as a moral authority on facial recognition, calling for federal regulation of the technology and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Tech and the police; Amazon sues former VP; remembering Manny Vellon

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As protests over police violence continue across the country,… Read More

Microsoft promises not to sell facial recognition tech to police before Congress passes regulations

Microsoft pledged not to sell facial recognition software to police on Thursday, following similar announcements from Amazon and IBM that… Read More

Is Amazon’s facial recognition moratorium a victory for police reformers or just good PR?

Amazon’s surprise reversal on selling facial recognition software to police this week helped the company earn some goodwill at a… Read More

Amazon bans police use of its Rekognition facial recognition software for one year amid protests

Amazon will ban police use of its facial recognition software for one year, in an abrupt reversal that shows how… Read More

Microsoft president calls Washington state’s new facial recognition law ‘a significant breakthrough’

Microsoft President Brad Smith took a break from responding to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday to praise Washington state’s landmark facial… Read More

Washington state passes landmark facial recognition bill, reining in government use of AI

The Washington state legislature passed a bill establishing new guardrails on government use of facial recognition software. The bill cleared both chambers… Read More

Port of Seattle plans for facial recognition screening at Sea-Tac

The Port of Seattle voted Tuesday to take over a federally mandated facial recognition screening program for passengers departing on… Read More

Rift emerges between regulators and businesses over Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban

Portland still seems on pace to impose a dual ban prohibiting facial recognition use by both government agencies and private… Read More

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision, citing civil rights violations

Activists are planning a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus Wednesday to protest the company’s relationship with Israeli security firm… Read More

State Capitol

Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence, as Microsoft lobbies for new rules

Washington state could become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence if lawmakers and Microsoft get their way. A series of… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for AI regulation at Davos

Microsoft President Brad Smith said Tuesday that the time to regulate artificial intelligence is now, speaking at the annual gathering… Read More

Seattle port officials approve face recognition guardrails as feds waffle on the controversial tech

The Port of Seattle established new rules governing the use of biometric screening Tuesday amid an ongoing global debate over… Read More

Amazon adds new features to Rekognition software amid ongoing debate over facial recognition tech

Amazon is rolling out new features that make it easier for customers to search for specific items in large databases… Read More

Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of tech’s struggle to self-regulate

Microsoft’s decision to retain former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate how one of its partner companies uses facial… Read More

Sneak peek: How Washington state lawmakers plan to regulate data privacy and facial recognition

Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year, and a draft bill… Read More

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