Microsoft employees criticize the firm's contracts with ICE

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to find itself in the crosshairs over a controversial government contract. In January, it was announced that Microsoft's Azure Government arm was working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to assist with'facial recognition and identification', providing access to its deep learning AI technology. Along with that, Microsoft said it was'proud to support' ICE - a section that was deleted and, ultimately, restored after it was made public, according to BuzzFeed. In January, it was announced that Microsoft's Azure Government arm was working with ICE to assist with'facial recognition and identification,' providing access to its deep learning AI tech That hasn't stopped many from calling on Microsoft employees to resign from the company or urge CEO Satya Nadella to speak about the firm's dealings with ICE. Microsoft has since responded that deleting the content was a'mistake' and issued a follow up blog post further detailing the matter. 'In response to questions we want to be clear: Microsoft is not working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection on any projects related to separating children from their families at the border, and contrary to some speculation, we are not aware of Azure or Azure services being used for this purpose,' the firm wrote in a statement.