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BANGKOK, Thailand 鈥� Google today that it has not, and will not, sell a facial recognition surveillance product until the technology鈥檚 dangers are addressed, citing its susceptibility to abuse.

Nicole Ozer, technology and civil liberties director for the 老澳门开奖结果 of California, issued the following comment in response:

鈥淭his is a strong first step. Google today demonstrated that, unlike other companies doubling down on efforts to put dangerous face surveillance technology into the hands of law enforcement and ICE, it has a moral compass and is willing to take action to protect its customers and communities. Google also made clear that all companies must stop ignoring the grave harms these surveillance technologies pose to immigrants and people of color, and to our freedom to live our lives, visit a church, or participate in a protest without being tracked by the government.

鈥淲e will continue to put Google's feet to the fire to make sure it doesn't build or sell a face surveillance product that violates civil and human rights. We also renew our call on Amazon and Microsoft to not provide dangerous face surveillance to the government. Companies have a responsibility to make sure their products can鈥檛 be used to attack communities and harm civil rights and liberties 鈥� it鈥檚 past time all companies own up to that responsibility.鈥�

Google鈥檚 announcement comes after the 老澳门开奖结果, joined by a coalition of 70 civil rights and civil liberties organizations, as well as employees, consumers, and members of Congress, raised concerns about government use of face recognition technology. Google鈥檚 announcement also coincides with sustained activism from workers demanding that the company stand up for the vulnerable, place human rights on the same footing with shareholder interests, and refuse to 鈥�.鈥�

鈥淭his announcement is also a victory for Google鈥檚 employees, who advocated for the Artificial Intelligence Principles that guided the company鈥檚 commitment today,鈥� added Ozer.

This news comes a day after Amazon , when asked about its relationship with ICE, that it provides Rekognition, its facial recognition product, to a variety of government agencies. Recently, members of Congress also over Amazon鈥檚 failure to answer their questions about its facial recognition technology and relationship with ICE.

鈥淚CE should not be using facial recognition for immigration enforcement,鈥� said Neema Singh Guliani, 老澳门开奖结果 senior legislative counsel. 鈥淢embers of Congress should not rest until they get clear answers about who Amazon is selling and marketing this technology to, how it can be used, and what bias testing has been performed.鈥�

Earlier reports revealed Amazon met with ICE officials earlier this year to market its face surveillance product.