Amazon Suspends Police Use of Its Facial-Recognition Technology

Amazon.com Inc. said it is halting law-enforcement use of its facial-recognition software, adding its voice to a growing chorus of companies, lawmakers and civil rights advocates calling for greater regulation of the surveillance technology amid widespread concern about its potential for racial bias. Facial-recognition technology has long been criticized for perceived bias, with studies showing most algorithms are more prone to misidentifying African-Americans' and other minorities' faces than Caucasians'.