Yet on Wednesday, Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal that asked the company to stop the practice. Shareholder resolutions rarely pass — in fact 10 others on issues including action on climate change, food waste and hate speech were also voted down by Amazon shareholders . Yet the Amazon measures represented a growing backlash against facial-recognition software, which is increasingly used everywhere from police departments to rock concerts to homes, stores and schools. And while the resolutions were struck down, she said she will continue working to address underlying issues surrounding the use and sale of facial-recognition technology. "But we have to be very cautious because even if you make accurate facial-recognition systems, they will be abused without regulations," she said.

Source: CNN May 22, 2019 20:37 UTC