Microsoft to no longer invest in facial recognition
By MYBRANDBOOK
Microsoft Corp said it would sell its stake in AnyVision, an Israeli facial recognition startup, and also that it would no longer make minority investments in companies that sell the controversial technology.
The decision marks a policy change for Redmond, which has aimed to shape how the technology industry approaches facial recognition. Microsoft has laid out principles to guide its own development of the technology, saying it should perform without bias and must not impinge on democratic freedoms.
Civil liberties groups have said police use of facial recognition could lead to unfair, arbitrary arrests and limit freedom of expression.
Microsoft came under scrutiny last summer for participating in a $74 million funding round for AnyVision, which critics said contradicted the company’s principles.
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