Publication/Creation Date

June 10 2020

Description

Amazon.com Inc said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, reversing its long-time support of selling the technology to law enforcement. This video notes that "activists have voiced concern that facial recognition could lead to unjust arrests during the demonstrations against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death last month".

Augments

Surveilling, Watching, Targeting, Discriminating, Policing, Protesting

Technology Keywords

Facial Recognition , Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Cameras

Keywords

Surveillance, Privacy, Ethics, Police, Violence, Crime, Racism, Discrimination, Bias, Human Rights, Activism

Marketing Keywords

Amazon, Amazon Rekognition, IBM

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLAuqM2nO9Q