Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.Microsoft's president and chief counsel, Brad Smith, announced the decision and called on Congress to regulate the technology during a Washington Post video event on Thursday.“We’ve decided we will not sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place,