Microsoft deletes face recognition database

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South Wales Police is one of three UK police forces to use automatic facial recognition technology

Microsoft has deleted a massive database of 10 million images which was being used to train facial recognition systems, the Financial Times reports. 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 “broad societal ramifications and potential for abuse”. In the UK, police forces have been criticised for trialling home-grown facial recognition systems that have proved to be bad at recognising people.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk