Microsoft to Sell Stake in Israeli Facial Recognition Startup

Move comes after Microsoft investigated whether Israeli facial recognition startup it funded complies with its ethics code; Last year, Haaretz-TheMarker revealed AnyVision secretly tracks Palestinians in the West Bank

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Microsoft said it plans to sell its shares in the Israeli facial recognition company AnyVision, after former United States Attorney General Eric Holder had launched an investigation into the company, NBC News reported on Friday.

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