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Washington state passes Microsoft-approved facial recognition laws
Apr 02, 2020 1 min, 2 secs

The tech giant lobbied for the new rules, which could set a precedent for future regulation.

Washington state has adopted sweeping facial recognition laws seen as a national model, much to the pleasure of Microsoft president Bill Smith.

Washington’s new rules are more detailed than those in any other US state, many of which have no laws about facial recognition at all.

That means Microsoft can still cash in when customers in Washington want facial recognition tech, whether it’s identifying customers or searching for suspected criminals.

Now that the backlash against big tech made new regulation inevitable, Silicon Valley giants have been focusing on influencing the rules that govern them.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has endorsed federal privacy legislation, Jeff Bezos says Amazon is generously writing facial recognition laws to pitch to lawmakers, and Alphabet boss Sundar Pichar has called for AI regulation.

Before using facial recognition, agencies will have to first give public notice, hold at least three community meetings, and publish a report on the potential impact.

Humans will have to review any decisions based on the tech, such as verifying the identity of somebody it’s flagged for attention, and law enforcement agencies will need a warrant to use it in their investigations

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