Coalition Letter to Amazon Regarding the Facial Recognition System, Rekognition

Jeffrey P. Bezos Founder and Chief Executive Officer Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle, WA Dear Mr. Bezos, The undersigned coalition of organizations are dedicated to protecting civil rights and liberties and safeguarding communities. We write today to express our profound concerns about your company’s facial recognition system, Rekognition. We demand that Amazon stop powering a government surveillance infrastructure that poses a grave threat to customers and communities across the country. Amazon should not be in the business of providing surveillance systems like Rekognition to the government. Related…

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