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ACLU criticizes cities and states buying facial-recognition software from Amazon

"Facial recognition in American communities threatens freedom," the organization says of Amazon's Rekognition platform.

May 22, 2018

As facial recognition takes off with police, laws governing its use remain conspicuously absent

A new system from Amazon is a hit with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, but civil rights advocates say stronger governance is overdue.

Dec 22, 2017

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