Microsoft asks US Congress for regular facial recognition

The president of Microsoft Bradford L. Smith, asked the US Congress to study regular controversial technology of ]] "We live in a world of laws and the government (of the United States) must play an important role in the regulation of ] facial technology ", he explained in a letter on his blog, while stating that it is "more sensible" that the "elected" governments are at the polls and not the companies that regulate this practice

. technology of facial recognition increasingly accurate but still "far from perfect", as Smith admits, is used to identify people in photographs or videos without having to give their

While its advocates point out the usefulness of civil rights organizations warn that it can be used for mass surveillance limiting the freedom of people to participate in demonstrations without being registered.

June, a minority group of shareholders of Amazon demanded that its founder terminated the controversial program of facial recognition developed by Rekognition, as a "threat to privacy "and showed his" deep concern "that it could be used to" disproportionately "monitor minorities.

"Should the law require companies to obtain their consent before collecting images of people for ?" Smith asks. io, is able to recognize the age, gender and even emotions of the people that she identifies.

Companies like Uber used their services to identify their drivers and ensure that no one was supplanting its verified pilots

The President of Microsoft ] admitted that facial recognition works better with whites than other races, as it was shown earlier this year Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Microsoft provides also services to the Bureaux of Immigration and Customs (ICE), protagonists in recent weeks for the new policy of the separation of the family at the borders, which has created a malaise among its employees and forced the company to clarify that its technology is not used to separate families.

Unión Ame The Union of Civil Rights (ACLU) reacted to the announcement by claiming that Microsoft is "right" when it warns that the use of facial recognition in the hands of the government "it must be fully analyzed and debated" and complained to Amazon and Microsoft to cease provide these services to public institutions.

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