Amazon may want to identify burglars with facial recognition tech
6 years, 3 months ago

Amazon may want to identify burglars with facial recognition tech

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — An Amazon patent application sheds light on a way to monitor neighborhoods with a doorbell camera that could alert homeowners and police of suspicious activities and people. The patent application, which was made public on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website Thursday, describes how a network of cameras could work together with facial recognition technology to identify people, and respond accordingly. “The patent is a roadmap for Amazon’s disturbing vision of surveillance in the future,” Jacob Snow, a technology and civil liberties attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, told CNN Business. “Privacy is of the utmost importance to us, and we always design our services to include strong privacy protections.” Amazon’s competitors in the home security space have already embraced facial recognition technology. According to Matt Pruitt, chief solutions architect at NEC, which develops facial recognition technology, Amazon’s algorithms would benefit from a mass deployment of the technology.

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How the East got ahead of the West on facial recognition technology
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How the East got ahead of the West on facial recognition technology

Live Mint  

In 2020, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM announced they would halt the sale of facial recognition technology to police forces. China has invested heavily in facial recognition technology, with claims of high accuracy rates supported by large-scale data collection and integration with various surveillance and identification systems. Regulatory frameworks in India and China also tend to be less stringent than in …

WA supermarkets to install new AI security cameras to combat rise in thefts
1 year, 8 months ago

WA supermarkets to install new AI security cameras to combat rise in thefts

ABC  

Woolworths is installing new security camera technology at self-serve checkouts in WA to thwart thieves who skip the scanner, as major supermarket brands report a growing trend in stealing across Australia. Key points: WA Woolworths branch has installed new theft prevention cameras used in eastern states A Woolworths spokeswoman said there were privacy protection measures in place The technology is …

Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action
2 years, 7 months ago

Supermarkets using ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition cameras threatened with legal action

The Telegraph  

Supermarkets using facial recognition cameras to scan shoppers to identify thieves face investigation by a watchdog after the first legal complaint against their use. The Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate Southern Co-op’s use of live facial recognition cameras in its supermarkets by Big Brother Watch, which claims their deployment may be unlawful. Big Brother Watch said Southern Co-op …

Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software

Firstpost  

Amazon says it has pushed for regulations to ensure the software was used ethically. Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of color. “We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to …

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of colour. “We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules, and we stand ready to help if requested,” Amazon said. One …

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software

Al Jazeera  

Amid George Floyd protests, US tech giant Amazon issues a one-year pause on police use of its controversial software. Amazon.com Inc said it is implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, a reversal of its longtime defence of law enforcement’s use of the technology. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon has been the most …

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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 incorrectly identifying people with darker skin. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon has been the most public about using Rekognition, but said after Amazon’s announcement Wednesday …

Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias, government study finds
5 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias, government study finds

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Federal researchers have found widespread evidence of racial bias in nearly 200 facial recognition algorithms in an extensive government study, highlighting the technology’s shortcomings and potential for misuse. Portland, Oregon could go further: It is currently weighing a complete facial recognition ban not just for local government, but for private companies as well. On the …

Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells

Associated Press  

Amazon has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras, according to a letter to a U.S. senator defending its video-sharing partnerships with police. Markey wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in September raising privacy and civil liberty concerns about Ring’s video-sharing agreements with police departments across the country. Amazon’s initial response to Markey said Ring doesn’t currently …

Amazon considers AI-powered doorbell cameras to stop package theft
5 years, 10 months ago

Amazon considers AI-powered doorbell cameras to stop package theft

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Amazon appears increasingly serious about stopping crime in your neighborhood. An Amazon patent application published online Thursdaydetails how doorbell cameras might be usedto identify when packages are stolen from doorsteps, and quickly alert neighbors and the police. The application is the latest example of interest from Amazon, and its home security brand Ring, to thwart …

Amazon defends its facial-recognition technology, supports calls for legislation
6 years, 1 month ago

Amazon defends its facial-recognition technology, supports calls for legislation

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Despite concerns from investors, civil rights groups and others, Amazon thinks its facial-recognition technology can be helpful for law enforcement. He said that in the more than two years that Rekognition has been available, Amazon hasn’t gotten “a single report of misuse by law enforcement.” The post comes after numerous groups — from investors to …

Amazon will sell facial recognition tech to police despite employee protests
6 years, 4 months ago

Amazon will sell facial recognition tech to police despite employee protests

Firstpost  

The activities of tech companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are being increasingly scrutinised and criticised by their own employees. As the world’s reliance on cloud services increases, it’s inevitable that services like law enforcement and the military will turn to the cloud as a tool for increasing their efficiency and effectiveness. One such program is Amazon’s Rekognition, a facial …

Amazon met with ICE officials over facial-recognition system that could identify immigrants
6 years, 4 months ago

Amazon met with ICE officials over facial-recognition system that could identify immigrants

LA Times  

Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. pitched its facial-recognition system in the summer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials as a way for the agency to target or identify immigrants, a move that could shove the tech giant further into a growing debate over the technology industry’s work with the government. An Amazon Web Service official specializing in federal sales contracts, whose …

Amazon's facial recognition technology is being used to identify celebrities. Could it soon spot you?
6 years, 9 months ago

Amazon's facial recognition technology is being used to identify celebrities. Could it soon spot you?

ABC  

Hundreds of years of technological innovation and here we are: a machine that can tell a Witherspoon from a Kidman. Critics are concerned facial recognition is being democratised, thanks to tools like Amazon's Rekognition, which they fear are too cheap, too easily available and could be misused. "If the guests at the Royal wedding would otherwise have been recognisable by …

Amazon Is Working With Police to Provide Facial Recognition Surveillance
6 years, 9 months ago

Amazon Is Working With Police to Provide Facial Recognition Surveillance

Slate  

Remember when Amazon mostly just sold books? According to public records obtained by American Civil Liberties Union, Amazon and Washington County built a mobile app for law enforcement to scan images against the county’s mugshot database on the go, too. On Amazon’s Rekognition customer page, Orlando’s police chief calls their relationship “a unique, first-of-it’s-kind public-private partnership,” in which Amazon’s technology …

Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition
6 years, 10 months ago

Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition

NPR  

Orlando Police Testing Amazon's Real-Time Facial Recognition Enlarge this image toggle caption Amazon Web Services Korea via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Amazon Web Services Korea via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR Updated at 4:35 p.m. In a written statement, the Orlando Police Department called the Amazon facial recognition system a "pilot program" and said it "will be used in accordance with current and …

Real-Time Facial Recognition Is Available, But Will U.S. Police Buy It?
6 years, 10 months ago

Real-Time Facial Recognition Is Available, But Will U.S. Police Buy It?

NPR  

Real-Time Facial Recognition Is Available, But Will U.S. Police Buy It? China recently announced real-time facial recognition covering "16 provinces, cities and autonomous regions," and similar systems are being tried in Russia, India and even the United Kingdom. He's a kind of privacy ombudsman, and he worries that British police are running "trials" of real-time facial recognition before elected officials …

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