Regulation

Amazon extends Rekognition police ban indefinitely as Congressional regulation stalls

| Importance: 7/10

On May 18, 2021, Amazon extended its global ban on police use of Rekognition facial recognition software indefinitely “until further notice,” prolonging what was originally announced as a one-year moratorium in June 2020. The extension came just weeks before the original moratorium was …

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Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

| Importance: 6/10

Trump signed EO 13771 on January 30, 2017, establishing a “two-for-one” rule requiring agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for every new regulation, with zero net cost increase. A November 2017 OIRA report claimed agencies achieved a 22-to-1 deregulatory ratio in eight months, …

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