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Orlando police ends Amazon facial recognition pilot program

Published 06/25/2018, 03:56 PM
© Reuters.  Orlando police ends Amazon facial recognition pilot program
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  • The Orlando Police Department announces ending its pilot program of Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Rekognition facial recognition software.
  • The ACLU first revealed the use of Rekognition in the Orlando Police Department and Oregon’s Washington County Sherriff’s Office, which lead to widespread backlash including Amazon employees.
  • Key quote from a statement the Orlando PD sent to Gizmodo: “Staff continues to discuss and evaluate whether to recommend continuation of the pilot at a further date.”
  • Previously: ACLU: Amazon facial rec tech used by police poses a "threat" (May 22)
  • Previously: Congressmen want Amazon to answer questions about facial rec software (May 25)
  • Previously: Shareholders pressure Amazon on selling facial recognition to government (June 18)
  • Now read: Some Ways To Play The E-Commerce Boom


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