“There are no laws or required standards to ensure that Rekognition is used in a manner that does not infringe on civil liberties,” the A.I. “We call on Amazon to stop selling Rekognition to law enforcement.”The researchers added that Dr. Wood and Mr. Punke had “misrepresented the technical details” of the M.I.T. study and modern facial-recognition technology. study reported that its system was better at identifying the gender of lighter-skinned men in a photo database than darker-skinned women. In February, Microsoft backed a bill in Washington State that would require notices to be posted in public places using facial-recognition tech and ensure that government agencies obtain a court order when looking for specific people.

Source: New York Times April 03, 2019 16:02 UTC