Microsoft President says it's “cruel” to not give governments facial recognition tech

Last month, it was reported that a coalition of activist groups had sent letters to Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, petitioning that they do not sell facial recognition technologies to governments. They issued the letter on the basis that the technology would undermine people’s security and public trust. Now, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said withholding the technology would be “cruel”.
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