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Microsoft Will Not Sell Facial-Recognition Tech to Police, Joining Amazon and IBM

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The company announced Thursday that it would only sell its facial-recognition technology to police departments if there are federal regulations in place.

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Microsoft will not sell its facial-recognition systems to police departments until federal regulation of the service is installed, the tech giant announced Thursday. The company joins Amazon and IBM, which both announced similar decisions earlier in the week in response to worldwide protests against police brutality.

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