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Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year

by Associated Press
| June 11, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin.

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