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Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police

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Published 12 Jun 2020

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Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police

Microsoft has become the third major tech company to announce it will not sell facial recognition technology to police.

Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police
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Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police

Microsoft Joins IBM & Amazon, Won’t Sell Facial Recognition Tech to Police

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