Microsoft will not sell facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. until Congress sets national standards for its deployment
Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that the company will not sell facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. until Congress sets national standards for its deployment — becoming the latest tech giant to set limits on its sales of the technology amid scrutiny over government surveillance at protests against the killing of George Floyd.
The move follows similar pledges by rivals IBM, which said this week it’s shuttering its facial recognition business altogether over concerns that the technology can be misused by authorities for surveillance and racial profiling, andThe Microsoft executive said during a virtual interview that the company does not sell facial recognition technology to U.S.
“I do think this is a moment in time that really calls on us to listen more, to learn more, and most importantly to do more,” he told The Washington Post. “Given that we've decided that we will not sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this technology.”
Amazon and Microsoft’s remarks shift pressure onto U.S. lawmakers to deliver on yearslong efforts to craft regulations around police use of the technology. That push has
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