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Microsoft to end facial recognition investments after 'AnyVision' controversy
short by Dharna / on Saturday, 28 March, 2020
Microsoft announced it will sell its stake in Israeli facial recognition startup AnyVision, which was accused by media and then cleared by an audit, of fueling a mass surveillance program of Palestinians in occupied West Bank. Microsoft will also no longer make minority investments in firms selling face-recognition tech. Last year, it participated in a $74-million funding round for AnyVision.
read more at Reuters