Group of researchers calls for Amazon to stop selling biometric Rekognition to law enforcement
A group of 26 “concerned researchers” have called for Amazon to stop providing its biometric Rekognition service to law enforcement…
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FBI trialing Amazon facial biometrics for video processing
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is piloting Amazon Rekognition to sort the enormous volumes of video footage it…
Amazon executive defends facial recognition and says company advising government on regulations
Amazon is educating government officials about its Rekognition facial biometric service, and how the technology should be regulated, Amazon Web…
Amazon provides facial recognition for new platform to locate missing children
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) has announced the launch of a new global platform, dubbed GMCNgine,…
Amazon dismisses ACLU criticism of its facial recognition technology with totally different test results
Amazon has responded to a recent blog post by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in which it matched the…
Amazon facial recognition falsely matched 28 in Congress with mugshots in ACLU experiment
U.S. Congress includes 28 individuals matched to arrest photos by Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to a blog post by…
Amazon to continue selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement
Amazon will not make any changes to the way it markets and provides facial recognition and other technologies to U.S….
Biometrics stocks this week: Amazon vs SRI fund managers, promising startups
Over the past couple of weeks stock indexes have gained ground, lost it, and then gained it back. Markets are…
Amazon under fire for requesting Aadhaar numbers
Amazon customers in India attempting to track lost packages are being asked to provide their Aadhaar numbers as proof of…
Pindrop voice authentication solution certified by Amazon Connect
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has certified Pindrop’s fraud detection and authentication capabilities for use with Amazon Connect, enabling customers to…
