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2019-11-18 Science & Technology

Microsoft hires ex-AG Holder to audit Israeli face-scanning firm

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Posted by trailing wife 2019-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 The good news -- it'll be fast.

The bad news -- it'll be furious.

Posted by charger 2019-11-18 00:26|| 2019-11-18 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Its aim is to determine whether Israeli firm AnyVision’s technology applications comply with Microsoft’s ethical principles

Microsoft ethics & Holder's ethics.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-18 01:33|| 2019-11-18 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 This from a company that is a partner in MS-NBC.
Ethics? Spit!

Posted by 3dc 2019-11-18 05:30|| 2019-11-18 05:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Facial recognition software works well on faces of ‘white’ people. So you see why Holder was asked to evaluate the ethics of the platform. This is right in his wheel house.

Posted by Airandee 2019-11-18 06:16|| 2019-11-18 06:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Microsoft ethics & Holder's ethics.

Isn't that the null set?

Posted by AlanC 2019-11-18 07:43|| 2019-11-18 07:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Why Eric Holder, of all people?

He is know as one that moves in US power circles that can be bought.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-11-18 08:41|| 2019-11-18 08:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Because he has experience thwarting border security?

comply with Microsoft’s ethical principles

Oh, because race hustle.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-11-18 16:27|| 2019-11-18 16:27|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Bingo.
Holder is race-hustling ever tech giant that can be cowed. Uber, Google, Microsoft... It's another version of Jesse Jackson's old PUSH race-based shakedown.

Posted by Lex 2019-11-18 16:40|| 2019-11-18 16:40|| Front Page Top

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