Amazon said on Wednesday that it's putting in place a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition.
use of its facial recognition software by police for one year, as pressure on tech companies increases to respond to the killing by a police officer in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an unarmed black man.
"We've advocated that governments should put in place stronger regulations to govern the ethical use of facial recognition technology, and in recent days, Congress appears ready to take on this challenge," Amazon said in a statement. "We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules, and we stand ready to help if requested."
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