Amazon Can Continue Selling Facial Analysis Tech to the Government

Shareholders voted down two proposals for restriction

Amazon shareholders voted down two proposals impacting its facial analysis technology, Rekognition, during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle on Wednesday.

They sought to restrict the sale of Rekognition to government agencies, stemming from concerns the company “is enabling a surveillance system readily available to violate rights and target communities of color.”

The first proposal requested the board prohibit sales to said agencies outright unless it concluded the technology “does not cause or contribute to actual or potential violations of civil and human rights.”

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