IBM has stated it will stop using facial recognition or analysis software and will oppose usage of the technology for mass monitoring and racial profiling. President Arvind Krishna made the statement in a letter to members of the United States Congress. The tech company’s decision comes as the United States competes with across the country […]

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Microsoft Corp on Friday stated it would offer its stake in AnyVision, an Israeli facial recognition start-up, and stated it no longer would make minority financial investments in business that offer the questionable technology. The decision marks a policy modification for the Redmond, Washington-based software application maker, which has intended to shape how the technology […]

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