Amazon Convinces FBI To Try Its Facial-Recognition Software

After being lashed by its own employees for selling facial recognition software to law enforcement, Technocrat Jeff Bezos doubled-down on his efforts to penetrate all levels of government, the FBI being the latest win. ⁃ TN EditorThe software allows the FBI to go through video surveillance footage much faster than agents can.
The FBI is piloting Amazon’s facial matching software—Amazon Rekognition—as a means to sift through mountains of video surveillance footage the agen