Artikels BREAKING NBC investigation finds Microsoft-funded AnyVision secretly surveils Palestinians in the West Bank
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BREAKING NBC investigation finds Microsoft-funded AnyVision secretly surveils Palestinians in the West Bank
AnyVision’s technology is designed by ex-Israeli defense staff and deployed by the Israeli military to surveil Palestinians and destroy any semblance of their privacy.They are turning the West Bank into a constantly-monitored technological prison – and Microsoft is helping them do it.
AnyVision's facial recognition technology identifies and tracks the faces of people in East Jerusalem. (Source: NBC News)
Microsoft has invested millions in AnyVision, even though their work appears to violate each of Microsoft's own principles of use for facial recognition tech.
Microsoft can’t afford this potential stain on their image – so we’ve put together a site they can’t ignore.
Check it out now, and then add your name to the petition calling on Microsoft to drop AnyVision.
Microsoft has been trying to position itself as an ethical leader in Artificial Intelligence since at least 2018, when it committed to follow “six principles to guide [its] facial recognition work.” The company has vowed to refrain from using facial recognition technology where there are “inadequate safeguards to protect democratic freedoms and human rights.”
Spurred by NBC's investigation and the growing movement opposing the misuse of facial recognition technology, Microsoft said that it will proceed with a third-party audit reviewing AnyVision's board and compliance process. “If we discover any violation of our principles, we will end our relationship,” a spokesman for the corporation said.
We need to bring more pressure NOW and let Microsoft know that tens of thousands of people think that AnyVision’s mass surveillance project goes against their principles.
Thanks for all you do. Let’s win this!
