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Now Microsoft bans police use of facial recognition software

By Staff Writers

Jun 12 2020 6:37AM

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Now Microsoft bans police use of facial recognition software

Microsoft on Thursday said it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition to police departments, making it the latest big firm to back away from the surveillance business following protests against police brutality. The announcement came a day after rival Amazon dec...

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