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Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in ‘Christchurch call to action’
Microsoft executives Brad Smith, Satya Nadella and Amy Hood take questions from shareholders in November 2018. (GeekWire Photo / Nat…
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Shareholders reject efforts to rein in Amazon’s sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement
La Resistencia activists Peter Strand, Miranda Klinck and Katy Sanlis demand ICE stop using facial recognition software. (GeekWire Photo /…
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Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over ‘serious concerns’ about bias
Inside Axon’s spaceship-themed Seattle office. (GeekWire Photo) Axon is banning facial recognition technology from the products it develops for law…
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Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech
AWS CEO Andy Jassy delivers the keynote at the 2018 reInvent confrerence. (Amazon Web Services Photo) Amazon’s latest update to…
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Amazon takes heat from senator over Ring’s ‘troubling’ relationship with police
Sen. Ed Markey. (Photo via Markey.Senate.Gov) News reports detailing the relationship between Amazon-owned Ring and police departments are raising eyebrows…
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Microsoft vows to keep fighting gag orders on U.S. government surveillance of customers despite legal setback
Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (Microsoft Photo / via Getty Images) For years, Microsoft has been going to bat with…
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Tech industry continues push to shape federal facial recognition laws
Dave Limp, Amazon’s hardware SVP, kicked off the company’s devices event on Wednesday in Seattle by talking about privacy. (GeekWire…
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Axon to add automatic license plate readers to police car systems
Inside Axon’s spaceship-themed Seattle office. (GeekWire Photo) Axon, the police tech company formerly known as Taser, will add automatic license…
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Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of tech’s struggle to self-regulate
Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Microsoft’s decision to retain former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…
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Amazon defends Ring’s relationship with police as U.S. senator resurfaces privacy concerns
Jamie Siminoff, CEO of Ring, at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon is attempting to set…
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