ACLU seeks disclosure of facial recognition plans from Homeland Security
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has demanded that the U.S. Department of Homeland Services disclose its use or plans…
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Orlando police sign on for second trial of Amazon facial recognition technology
The Orlando Police Department has signed an agreement for its second test of Amazon’s facial recognition technology despite what Orlando…
Bezos says Amazon committed to working with U.S. Department of Defense
Amazon will continue to work with the U.S. Department of Defense, regardless of criticism, CEO Jeff Bezos told an audience…
Synaptics voice technology powers Alexa functionality in new televisions
TCL Corporation has announced a new line of smart televisions featuring Synaptics’ AudioSmart far-field voice (FFV) technology to power built-in…
Voice and speech recognition predicted to reach $6.9B by 2025 as Alexa-powered banking trials launch
The global market for voice and speech recognition technology is expected to vault from $1.1 billion in 2017 to $6.9…
Amazon facial recognition technology accelerates trafficking investigations
Child exploitation prevention organization Thorn has sped up its investigation time by 65 percent using Amazon’s Rekognition and other AWS…
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….
Orlando police to continue Amazon facial recognition pilot
The Orlando Police Department has informed the city’s mayor and council in a memo that it will continue to test…
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…
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