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IBM’s decision to abandon facial recognition technology fueled by years of debate

IBM’s decision to abandon facial recognition technology fueled by years of debate

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Two days later, Amazon announced in a company blog post that it would suspend police use of its facial recognition software, Rekognition, for one year. Microsoft followed suit Thursday, saying it would suspend sales of its technology to law enforcement agencies until federal regulations are in place. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.) […]

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Debate Night Arrives: Governor candidates set for primetime showdown

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Posted: Oct 10, 2019 / 05:58 AM GMT-0500 / Updated: Oct 10, 2019 / 05:59 AM GMT-0500 JACKSON, Miss. — Debate night is finally here! For the first time on television, Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Attorney General Jim Hood (D) will square off during primetime television.  The one-hour Mississippi Governor’s Debate is set

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Rep. Tlaib v Detroit PD, round two, was a missed opportunity to bridge facial recognition debate gap

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Weeks ago, when a brief Twitter spat between between Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and the Detroit Police Department over the latter’s use of facial recognition software ended with an invitation for Tlaib to come and visit the Real Time Crime Center headquarters, I mentioned in an article that if the Congresswoman took them up on

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The Same Old Encryption Debate Has a New Target: Facebook

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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: United States law enforcement officials want tech companies to undermine encrypted messaging protections. The latest salvo is a fresh spin, but the underlying intent remains the same. As does the fundamental danger it poses. On Friday, attorney general William Barr will present an open letter to Facebook

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Tax Netflix, Disney, Trudeau says during French-language debate

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If re-elected, incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed that he would tax streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix, as well as multinational tech giants during the French-language debate. Trudeau was joined by Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Party Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet. All agreed that international tech

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Elevate: The smart city debate

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Smart cities are a hot topic today; all the more so in Toronto with all of the controversy surrounding the proposed smart city district at the Quayside. The project, which is being helmed by Sidewalk Labs, has been slowed down due to concerns from citizens of the city regarding data privacy, as well as the

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Is Pluto a Planet? Nasa Administrator and Brian May Reignite the Debate

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A high-resolution image of Pluto taken by New Horizons on July 14, 2015. The image has been color-enhanced to show the different geological features of the surface. NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute. In 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) caused consternation when it declared that Pluto was no

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Facebook groups for enterprises – bring on the debate

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Sometimes you stumble into a debate you aren’t even looking for. Right after I published How should enterprises address Facebook groups, and the reality of algorithmically-driven communities?, B2B social media smarty Betsy Hindman pointed me to a contrasting post: Social Media Examiner’s Beware of Facebook Groups. Long Live Communities! by Michael Stelzner, Founder and CEO.

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