The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Northern California chapter today revealed documents and emails indicating Amazon aided law enforcement agencies in the US with the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. The impact: Amazon is in the public surveillance business now. Its impressive Rekognition technology is the perfect tool for government entities wishing to obliterate the idea of personal privacy. An ACLU investigation revealed Amazon helped law enforcement agencies in both Oregon and Florida adapt Rekognition AI for surveillance purposes: Orlando has since deployed Rekognition to search for people in footage drawn from the city’s video surveillance cameras, according…

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