US law enforcement agencies have been banned from using Amazon’s controversial facial recognition software for a year.
The American technology giant announced this on Wednesday.
According to Amazon, this gives the United States Congress enough time to “implement appropriate rules” to use facial recognition technology ethically.
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The company states this in a statement. It is feared that law enforcement will profile the ethnic groups more.
IBM, another technology giant, announced on Tuesday that it would no longer offer its software. The company further called for a “national dialogue” on the use of the technology.
Amazon also announced that organizations that protect children against sexual abuse and human trafficking may still use Rekognition.
