Alaska Airlines will remove its traditional airport kiosks as part of a broader tech overhaul in cities including Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, aiming to get passengers through… Read More
Amazon will test facial recognition, forgery detection, and other automated technologies as a new alternative for verifying the identities of online sellers. The test will be rolled out as a… Read More
Facing a pair of related lawsuits, Amazon and Microsoft both acknowledge that people working on their respective facial-recognition technologies downloaded IBM’s “Diversity in Faces” photo database — compiled from 1… Read More
Microsoft will commission an independent human-rights review of its technology contracts with government and law enforcement agencies, seeking to address concerns from shareholders and employees. “The assessment will include consultation… Read More
From its early days as a streaming audio pioneer to its recent expansion into facial recognition technology, RealNetworks has focused on software and services throughout its 27-year history. But the… Read More
Accusing the Port of Seattle of making promises it can’t keep, the American Civil Liberties Union called on the port to improve both its honesty and policies regarding the use… Read More
The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government and law enforcement on all its properties, which include the… Read More
In a unanimous vote, the King County Council approved a ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, making it the first county in the nation to put such… Read More
Amazon, which one year ago barred police from using its facial recognition software, is extending that moratorium indefinitely. The extension of the ban on police use of Amazon’s facial identification… Read More
A PhD candidate with the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, Os Keyes researches the ethical and political impact that new technologies have on the world.… Read More
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy, who has been at the center of the debate over the use of Amazon technology by law enforcement, has weighed in on the culture… Read More
The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a groundbreaking ban prohibiting use of facial recognition in privately-owned places accessible to the public such as stores, banks and hotels, as… Read More
The Portland City Council on Wednesday passed legislation that bans government and private use of facial recognition. It’s the strongest ban nationally enforced by local lawmakers. The ban on private… Read More
Microsoft has long cast itself as a moral authority on facial recognition, calling for federal regulation of the technology and pledging not to sell it to police. But emails obtained… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As protests over police violence continue across the country, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft all announce they won’t sell their… Read More
Microsoft pledged not to sell facial recognition software to police on Thursday, following similar announcements from Amazon and IBM that reflect the growing scrutiny of law enforcement technology in the… Read More
Amazon’s surprise reversal on selling facial recognition software to police this week helped the company earn some goodwill at a time when law enforcement technology is under a microscope. But… Read More
Amazon will ban police use of its facial recognition software for one year, in an abrupt reversal that shows how quickly the dynamics of law enforcement technology are shifting. Police… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith took a break from responding to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday to praise Washington state’s landmark facial recognition regulations. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday… Read More
The Washington state legislature passed a bill establishing new guardrails on government use of facial recognition software. The bill cleared both chambers of the state legislature Thursday, hours before the session ended,… Read More
The Port of Seattle voted Tuesday to take over a federally mandated facial recognition screening program for passengers departing on international flights from Seattle-Tacoma International airport. Port officials said that… Read More
Portland still seems on pace to impose a dual ban prohibiting facial recognition use by both government agencies and private entities such as retailers and other businesses. But a City… Read More
Activists are planning a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus Wednesday to protest the company’s relationship with Israeli security firm AnyVision. The protestors plan to deliver 75,000 petitions demanding Microsoft… Read More
Washington state could become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence if lawmakers and Microsoft get their way. A series of bills introduced this legislative session seek to blaze a trail… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith said Tuesday that the time to regulate artificial intelligence is now, speaking at the annual gathering of the global elite, the World Economic Forum in Davos,… Read More
The Port of Seattle established new rules governing the use of biometric screening Tuesday amid an ongoing global debate over facial recognition technology. The vote comes as civil rights groups… Read More
Amazon is rolling out new features that make it easier for customers to search for specific items in large databases of images and videos. The tech giant said Monday it… Read More
Microsoft’s decision to retain former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate how one of its partner companies uses facial recognition technology, announced late last week, highlights one of the… Read More
Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year, and a draft bill obtained by GeekWire provides a glimpse into what they have… Read More
Portland is one step closer to a facial recognition ban. But the city is taking its time. Portland’s data governance workgroup on Tuesday unveiled a draft ordinance prohibiting city government… Read More