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The corporation waits until a national law governing the use of such technologies is adopted.
Microsoft has decided to join IBM and Amazon and take a stand against the use of face recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. As stated company president Brad Smith during online-interview at the event, Washington Post Live, Microsoft has already taken "principled position" with regard to the proper use of this technology.
“At this time, we are not selling face recognition technology to police departments in the United States until a national human rights law has been enacted to regulate such technologies.”
According to Smith, Microsoft will also implement other “review factors” that govern the use of technology in “different scenarios.”
The US House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee held a series of hearings on the use of face recognition technology, but has not yet submitted a bill to regulate them.
Recall that in January of this year, the European Commission considered the possibility of banning the use of face recognition technology in public places for up to five years, so that during this time it would be possible to develop ways to prevent potential abuse.
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Microsoft has decided to join IBM and Amazon and take a stand against the use of face recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. As stated company president Brad Smith during online-interview at the event, Washington Post Live, Microsoft has already taken "principled position" with regard to the proper use of this technology.
“At this time, we are not selling face recognition technology to police departments in the United States until a national human rights law has been enacted to regulate such technologies.”
According to Smith, Microsoft will also implement other “review factors” that govern the use of technology in “different scenarios.”
The US House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee held a series of hearings on the use of face recognition technology, but has not yet submitted a bill to regulate them.
Recall that in January of this year, the European Commission considered the possibility of banning the use of face recognition technology in public places for up to five years, so that during this time it would be possible to develop ways to prevent potential abuse.
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