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Amazon Rekognition is based on highly scalable, deep learning technology, as developed by Amazon’s computer vision scientists. The system is used to analyze billions of images and videos daily.

The Department of Justice has disclosed that the FBI is in the “initiation” phase of using Amazon Rekognition, an image and video analysis software that has sparked controversy for its facial ...

UPDATE: Amazon reached out to clarify things. The company said the following: “We are denying the claim that we breached our ban on the police use of our facial recognition technology. The statement ...

It’s time for Amazon to head back to the drawing board. The mega company headed by world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has been busy developing recognition software that could be used for surveillance, ...

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 ...

Amazon is adding facial recognition capabilities to its Ring devices — but not everyone’s smiling about its new “familiar faces” feature. According to an Oct. 3 report from The Washington Post, Amazon ...

An ex-employee has accused Amazon of breaching UK sanctions by selling facial recognition technology to Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine, The Financial Times reported. Charles Forrest alleged ...

The group says the facial recognition software falsely spotted 28 members of the House and Senate in a mugshot database, with a higher rate of false matches for people of color.

Atlas of Surveillance volunteers gather police use data including drones, automated license plate readers, and facial ...

SEATTLE, Wash. - Amazon will be implementing facial recognition technology into its popular Ring doorbell cameras. The company did not use the term "facial recognition" in their blog post on the ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), opens new tab on Thursday said it shifted part of the computing for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips, aiming to make the work ...