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Using head-mounted cameras to scan faces in Washington, D.C., Fight for the Future protestors hoped to draw attention to facial recognition surveillance.

Camera Shy

They donned hazmat suits to warn of the dangers of facial recognition.

Protestors Wearing Head-Mounted Cameras Scan 13,000 Faces in DC

Amazon claims its Rekognition software can now detect fear on a person's face, as well as provide a better estimate of their age.

Fear Factor

The facial recognition tech has also gotten better at estimating ages, Amazon says.

Amazon Claims Rekognition Can Now Detect Fear

Radical Misuse

They're also using it to ID dead bodies and police sketches.

Police Are Using Facial Recognition Tech on Unconscious Suspects

Amazon responded to recent criticism its facial recognition system, Rekognition, by claiming safeguards were in place. The cops using it disagree.

Instruction Manual Not Included

The revelation pokes holes in Amazon's defense of Rekognition.

Cops Are Using Amazon's Facial Recognition Software Wrong

Amazon's facial recognition software, Rekognition, struggles to identify the gender of women with darker skin, suggesting ongoing algorithmic bias.

Racist Robots

The company denied the findings, saying it's since updated Rekognition.

Amazon's Facial Recognition Struggles With Darker Skin

We See You

And its employees are mad as hell about it.

Report: Amazon Tried to Sell Facial Recognition Tech to ICE

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn't about to let employee or shareholder protests stop the company from partnering with the U.S. government.

Best Rekonize

Amazon will continue to support the Department of Defense.

Jeff Bezos: Amazon Won’t Stop Helping the Military

"Our company should not be in the surveillance business."

Employees, ACLU Demand Amazon Stop Facilitating Government Surveillance

Amazon's facial recognition software is far from perfect, an ACLU experiment shows. Maybe Amazon should stop marketing it to government agencies.

ACLU's test illustrates why law enforcement officials shouldn't rely on the system.

Amazon Rekognition Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress to Mugshots

Rekognition allows police to keep track of elected officials, immigrants, and everyone else.

Police Surveillance Is Getting a Helping Hand from...Amazon!

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