"People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government," the groups wrote in a letter to Amazon on Tuesday. Police using RekognitionAmazon released Rekognition in late 2016, and the sheriff's office in Washington County, west of Portland, became one of its first law enforcement agency customers. Amazon released Rekognition in late 2016 and police forces are beginning to investigate its potential. The letter to Amazon followed public records requests from ACLU chapters in California, Oregon and Florida. Amazon's technology isn't that different from what face recognition companies are already selling to law enforcement agencies.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2018 20:26 UTC