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The limitations and potential of facial recognition software

Police are using the software more and more to identify wanted criminals, missing people and suspected terrorists spotted on video

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Last year, rights groups and even Amazon employees and stockholders sought to stop that company from providing its Rekognition software to law enforcement agencies. By all accounts, that effort has failed, as police are using the software—as well as solutions from other vendors—more and more to identify wanted criminals, missing people and suspected terrorists spotted on video. In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the use of facial recognition technology, its limitations, and its potential for the future.

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