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.

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield isn’t a crook, but a facial-recognition system Amazon is marketing to police and other groups seems to think he is. Butterfield, the 71-year-old Wilson Democrat who ...

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, ...

Markey warned that combining facial recognition with Ring’s existing systems could create a new layer of surveillance that extends well beyond individual homes.

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.

Amazon (AMZN) investors voted on Wednesday to continue selling the company’s controversial facial recognition technology to governments and law enforcement agencies around the world. The vote, which ...

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The Orlando Police Department has decide to shelve a pilot of Amazon’s Rekognition face recognition software. The move follows a backlash from civil rights groups and Amazon employees, Gizmodo reports ...

None of the members were in mugshots. The Amazon system called Rekognition is already in use by some police departments. The ACLU wants a moratorium on the use of Rekognition by police ACLU said: “An ...

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 ...