Orlando ends pilot of Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software
The city of Orlando and and the Orlando Police Department announced yesterday in a joint statement that the police pilot…
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Microsoft and Amazon under fire over facial recognition technology
Criticism of technology companies based on the applications their facial recognition products are being used for is growing, with Amazon…
Amazon responds to call to stop marketing facial recognition to police
Amazon has responded to an open letter from a coalition of privacy and digital rights groups calling on the tech…
ITIF calls for constructive conversation on facial recognition in response to privacy groups’ Amazon letter
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has responded to an open letter sent by privacy advocacy groups to Amazon,…
Privacy groups call on Amazon to stop marketing facial recognition technology to police
Privacy activists including the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Amazon to stop marketing its Rekognition technology to police, out…
Amazon files patent for delivery drone customer verification and gesture recognition
Amazon has filed a patent for technology enabling its delivery drones to verify the identity of the person receiving the…
FIDO Alliance adds Amazon to board of directors
FIDO Alliance announced today in a blog post that Amazon has joined its board of directors. “It’s been so important…
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…
Amazon boosts Rekognition facial image capacity and performance
Amazon has announced the addition of real-time face recognition across tens of millions of faces, and the capability of detecting…
Novetta whitepaper analyzes Amazon facial recognition service
Novetta has released a new whitepaper titled “Amazon Rekognition: Quick-Look Biometric Performance Assessment“, which analyzes the biometric performance of Amazon’s…
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