IBM promised to back off facial recognition, then signed a $70M contract for it
Who the hell is signing a large contract with <i>IBM</i> and expecting them to deliver working tech?<p>> IBM signed a $69.8 million (£54.7 million) contract with the British government<p>Ah, just good old fashioned grift. Nothing to be concerned about. The money is being spent on executive bonuses and government official kickbacks, not developing facial recognition.