Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition By Natasha Singer July 13, 2018
Amid a growing call for regulations to limit the use of facial recognition technology, Microsoft on Friday became the first tech giant to join the chorus. In a lengthy blog post about the potential and the risks of facial recognition, Bradford L. Smith, the company’s president, compared the technology to products like medicines and cars that are highly regulated, and he urged Congress to study it and oversee its use. “We live in a nation of laws, and the government needs to play an important role in regulating facial recognition technology,” Mr. Smith wrote. He added: “A world with vigorous regulation of products that are useful but potentially troubling is better than a world devoid of legal standards.” Tech giants rarely advocate for additional regulation of their products. But in recent months, some have been harshly criticized for their role in Russia’s effort to undermine the 2016 election, and for how they handle users’ personal data. Some companies, like Facebook, are expressing more openness to laws on disclosures related to online advertisements. < - > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/technology/microsoft-facial-recognition.html _______________________________________________ Infowarrior mailing list Infowarrior@attrition.org https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/infowarrior
