Amazon embraces U.S. government business, despite occasional controversy

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Andy Jassy, CEO Amazon Web Services, speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

“We will serve the federal government, and they will have to use the technology responsibly,” Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, said at the 2019 Code Conference after being asked if the company worked with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Any government department that’s following the law, we will serve them.”

In the past year, Amazon has found itself at the center of a growing debate over the use of facial recognition by governments, with critics warning of false matches and arrests and proponents arguing it keeps the public safe. Law enforcement in Oregon and Florida have used Amazon’s face and image ID service, known as Rekognition.

 

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The embrace bleeding tax revenue from cities that is desperately needed for roads, public services, and schools. Corporate America is run by the greediest people on the planet.

Used it's wisdom

kenli729 LIKES: Raking in American taxpayer dollars DISLIKES: Being an American taxpayer

kenli729 And pays no taxes.

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