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AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals

🗓️ 29 Jun 2020 17:15:55Reported by Lindsey O'DonnellType 
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AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals. Facial recognition misidentifies US and UK lawmakers as criminals leading to proposed legislation for a nationwide ban on law enforcement use

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acluwww.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/amazons-face-recognition-falsely-matched-28
acluwww.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/wrongfully-arrested-because-face-recognition-cant-tell-black-people-apart/
threatpostwww.threatpost.com/nationwide-facial-recognition-ban-proposed-by-lawmakers/156928/
threatpostwww.threatpost.com/amazon-comes-under-fire-for-facial-recognition-platform/132233/
blogwww.blog.aboutamazon.com/policy/we-are-implementing-a-one-year-moratorium-on-police-use-of-rekognition
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29 Jun 2020 17:15Current
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facial recognitionmisidentificationpoliticianslegislationprivacy issueslaw enforcement
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