Amazon Announces 1-Year Moratorium On Police Use Of Its Facial-Recognition Technology

When Amazon introduced its facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies, the tech giant likened it to magic. Now Amazon is telling police, stop using it for the next year. It's a move that signals the impact protests over police brutality are having on the tech industry. And we should note Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Amazon for years has offered a service called Rekognition to police departments.