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Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded

By Jeffrey Dastin

Nov 18 2019 1:20PM

Possible unethical use in West Bank.

Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded

Microsoft has hired former US Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed by an Israeli startup it funded complies with its ethics principles, the company said on Friday. AnyVision, based outside Tel Aviv, has come under scrutiny ...

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