Microsoft bans police face recognition sales as Big Tech reacts to protests

The announcement came a day after rival Amazon.com Incdeclared it was pausing police use of its "Rekognition" service for a year, while International Business Machines Corpalso said this week it no longer is generally offering the software and that technology should not promote racial injustice.In a statement, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft said it has long worked on enacting principles and legislation for the software's use.