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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 09 2020, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the tides-are-turning dept.

IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology:

IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today. The company will also no longer develop or research the technology, IBM tells The Verge. Krishna addressed the letter to Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).

"IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any [facial recognition] technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values and Principles of Trust and Transparency," Krishna said in the letter. "We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies."


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @07:48PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @07:48PM (#1005341)

    Or they were compelled by a government agency to do something with it that was an egregious violation of human rights and their only way out was to simply say "we don't sell or develop that so we can't help you."

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @08:28PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @08:28PM (#1005361)

    The company that worked with actual Nazis? Puuuuuuuuuuuleaze.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @09:54PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @09:54PM (#1005428)

      Did you just say "actual" Nazis? There are actual literal White Supremacist Nazi Fascists in every board room in America. Every looter is a alt-right Nazi. Every cop is a Nazi bastard. All wypipo are Nazis and should be exterminated.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @11:03PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2020, @11:03PM (#1005475)

        Your nanny sure hated you to drop you on the head so many times.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @06:39AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 10 2020, @06:39AM (#1005698)

        Punch'em in the face and be done with it.

    • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Wednesday June 10 2020, @01:58AM

      by Mykl (1112) on Wednesday June 10 2020, @01:58AM (#1005596)

      Lumping in the current management with those of 80 years ago is a bit of a stretch. I know it's very witty to point that out, but what you're effectively saying is that people and corporations are incapable of change. If that's the case then there's no point in trying.