IBM exits facial recognition market, urges ‘national dialogue’ on use by law enforcement

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/venturebeat/SZYF/~3/k1b3Icj5OtA/

(Reuters) — IBM disclosed it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software on Monday in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice and racial equity, new CEO Arvind Krishna said.
The company will stop offering facial recognition software and opposes any use of such technology for purposes of mass surveillance and racial profiling,  » ….