AnyVision's joint venture with the Israeli defense technology company Rafael throws up several questions on the use of face recognition technology.
At a time when there is so much fear about the unethical use of facial recognition, AnyVision is in talks with the Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defence Systems for a joint venture. This follows Microsoft’s decision in March this year to not invest in AnyVision after reports suggested that the Israeli company’s technology was being used for surveillance in West Bank.
Large companies have, for the most part, stayed away from being part of any venture that promotes the use of facial recognition in mass surveillance. Amazon and IBM had also announced decisions to either restrict the use or not get involved in facial recognition for public purposes.
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