Amazon Bans Police Use of Its Face Recognition for a Year

"Amazon's decision is an important symbolic step, but this doesn't really change the face recognition landscape in the United States since it's not a major player," said Clare Garvie, a researcher at Georgetown University's Center on Privacy and Technology. Her public records research found only two U.S. agencies using or testing Rekognition. The Washington County Sheriff's Office in Oregon has been the most public about using it. The Orlando police department tested it, but chose not to implement it, she said.