Facial recognition technology needs federal regulation, Microsoft says

FedScoop: Citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties, Microsoft’s president has taken the unusual step of recommending federal regulations for facial recognition technology.

In a blog post published last week, company President Brad Smith wrote to express the company’s support for “proactive” congressional oversight of the emerging technology, instead of leaving the industry to police itself. Most other companies that make facial recognition software have largely remained mum on the subject of privacy. Some, like Amazon, have defended the biometric tech by citing its benefits.

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