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Amazon won't give police facial recognition software

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Amazon won't give police facial recognition software

Amazon won't give police facial recognition software

Amazon will no longer provide "ring" facial recognition technology to police.

The decision is set to last 1 year.

Amazon says it wants to give Congress time to implement appropriate rules.

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