Microsoft deletes massive face recognition database

 

[text_block id=”da8e38567cec435643ae5f0fd8e161fe” content=”‹¨›p‹˜›Via the BBC.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The database was released in 2016 and was built of online images of 100,000 well-known people.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The database is believed to have been used to train a system operated by police forces and the military.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The deletion comes after Microsoft called on US politicians to do a better job of regulating recognition systems.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›h2 class‹´›‹²›story-body__crosshead‹²›‹˜›Active use‹¨›/h2‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Microsoft told the FT the database was no longer available, because the person who curated it had now left the company.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Last year Microsoft President Brad Smith asked the US Congress to take on the task of regulating the use of facial recognition systems because they had ‹²›broad societal ramifications and potential for abuse‹²›.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48555149‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›noopener‹²›‹˜›Continue Reading ‹¯›gt;‹¯›gt;‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›#Microsoft, #Biometrics #FacialRecognition, #Consent, #GDPR‹¨›/p‹˜›” paragraph_whitespace=”true” text_size=”” line_height=”” text_color=”” margin=”0px 0px 15px 0px” class=”” _fw_coder=”aggressive” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”8a8b25ae3a4e4fa85f13b56952335536″][/text_block]