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After IBM & Amazon, Microsoft stops selling face recognition tech to police

Microsoft's president and chief counsel, Brad Smith, announced the decision and called on Congress to regulate the technology during a Washington Post video event on Thursday

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Microsoft, Amazon and IBM are stepping back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin

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Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won't sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.

Microsoft's president and chief counsel, Brad Smith, announced the decision and called on Congress to regulate the technology during a Washington Post video event on Thursday.

We've decided we will not sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this technology, Smith said.

The trio of tech giants is stepping back from law-enforcement use of systems that