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Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech

Portland is one step closer to a facial recognition ban. But the city is taking its time. Portland’s data governance… Read More

What Obama and Bezos have in common — from the man who’s called both ‘boss’

The list of similarities between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and President Barack Obama is not long. But the two leaders… Read More

Tech industry continues push to shape federal facial recognition laws

Tech companies developing facial recognition software want to write the rules that will govern the controversial technology. A coalition of… Read More

Portland mayor says ‘exceptions can be made’ for potential widespread facial recognition ban

Some lawmakers and concerned citizens want Portland to blaze a facial recognition ban trail by outlawing private use of the… Read More

Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias

Technologists, travel executives, civil rights activists, and ethics experts met Tuesday in Seattle to debate expanding facial recognition technology at… Read More

Amazon takes heat from senator over Ring’s ‘troubling’ relationship with police

News reports detailing the relationship between Amazon-owned Ring and police departments are raising eyebrows in Washington D.C. and at least… Read More

Portland officials want to ban private use of facial recognition technology, citing ‘accuracy problems’

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants to adopt what could be the most far-reaching ban on facial recognition technology… Read More

Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech

Amazon’s latest update to its Rekognition software is renewing an outcry from civil rights groups over facial recognition technology. Amazon… Read More

Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over ‘serious concerns’ about bias

Axon is banning facial recognition technology from the products it develops for law enforcement agencies because of “serious concerns” about… Read More

Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition, other data use

PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will lead to more ethical… Read More

Shareholders reject efforts to rein in Amazon’s sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement

Amazon will continue to sell its facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies without oversight after two shareholder resolutions were… Read More

Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies

Microsoft is being selective about the government agencies that can buy the company’s facial recognition software. Speaking at a conference… Read More

Amazon

Amazon shareholders seek moratorium on facial recognition sales to government, climate change action and other political goals

Employee and shareholder activism is catching like wildfire in the tech industry, where fierce competition for talent makes workers especially… Read More

ACLU and Washington state lawmaker clash over data privacy bill backed by Microsoft

Washington is poised to become the second state in the nation to enact data privacy regulations, following the lead of… Read More

Microsoft president says WA state privacy bill could impact facial recognition technology globally

Two of the top companies developing facial recognition software are in Washington state, where a bill that would regulate the… Read More

Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation

Amazon is taking an active role advising lawmakers on legislation that would govern facial recognition technology, like the Seattle tech… Read More

AOC vs. Amazon: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of bias in tech giant’s facial detection tech

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s utilizes technology as only a digital native can. The 29-year-old Congresswoman knows the power of an authentic… Read More

Microsoft’s Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: ‘I would urge you not to miss this opportunity’

While many big tech companies are reticent about the seemingly inevitable tide of privacy regulations headed our way, Microsoft has… Read More

Shareholders pressure Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

Amazon shareholders have filed a resolution asking the company to stop selling its facial recognition software to government agencies until… Read More

Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE? Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing

An Amazon executive did little to quell suspicion that the company sells its facial recognition software to federal immigration authorities… Read More

Could ‘1984’ become reality by 2024? Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for regulation of facial recognition

Microsoft President Brad Smith is optimistic about the potential of facial recognition technology to solve a range of societal issues, like… Read More

Amazon challenges ACLU study on facial recognition tech and police

Amazon defended the law enforcement use cases for its facial recognition technology Friday in an effort to throw water on… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Facial recognition enters grade schools and Bird scooters landing in Seattle

It was quite a week for controversial news. First up: Would you let a facial recognition program track your kids… Read More

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More

Safety over privacy? RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K-12 schools

RealNetworks, the Seattle company best known for pioneering streaming media in the early days of the web, is deploying a surprising… Read More

TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

Today’s featured stories Updated: Amazon Prime Day off to a rocky start as users report issues with e-commerce website Prime… Read More

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

Microsoft is calling for increased government oversight on companies developing facial recognition technology, at a time when public concern about… Read More

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon received an unexpected delivery Monday afternoon when community leaders dropped off four big boxes of signatures urging the company… Read More

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Shareholders, ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giant’s HQ

Amazon is taking more heat for selling its facial recognition software to local law enforcement agencies. The American Civil Liberties… Read More

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