Amazon is creating facial recognition regulations that it wants Congress to adopt
October 23, 20193 min read559 words
Published: October 23, 2019  |  3 min read559 words
The tech giant’s hope is that federal lawmakers will adopt much of its draft legislation.Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company is developing a set of laws to regulate facial recognition technology that...
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Investigative
October 24, 2019
A balanced look at what is evolving to be a privacy policy-making conundrum, at least at the federal level, which this piece references. Helpful links and excellent expository quotes and commentary. Without bias and a nice summary of where the issues and concerns, in this specific matter, stand. A worthwhile read on all counts.
October 24, 2019
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Balanced
October 25, 2019
It's not an in-depth article on the subject, but it's still a good article to learn about how Amazon is managing the development of its facial recognition program. Very interesting, I recommend it.
October 25, 2019
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Credible
October 24, 2019
Without any details of what the proposed legislation would entail, this article nonetheless offers the available facts & context as currently known. Buried a bit is clarification that the headline reference to “facial recognition” is in fact specifically for law enforcement use - a much scarier prospect with potential for significant abuse then the reader would gather if they only read the title & first few paragraphs of the article.
October 24, 2019
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Investigative
October 24, 2019
A pretty good investigative look at Amazon's attempt to self-regulate its facial recognition technology. It's a somewhat surface-level piece, but I applaud author Jason Del Rey for covering the story despite the fact that little is known about the particulars of the proposed regulations.
October 24, 2019
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