
Business / Tech Jan 21, 2020
Alphabet CEO backs temporary ban on facial recognition but Microsoft boss disagrees
by Foo Yun Chee and John Chalmers
The European Union's proposal for a temporary ban on facial recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith. While Pichai cited the possibility that the technology could be used ...