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- Written by Patrick McGee
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IBM chief executive Arvind Krishna caused a stir last year when he told the US Congress that he would “sunset” his company’s facial recognition software — and said it had been abused by law enforcement to carry out mass surveillance. Tech groups Microsoft and Amazon have taken a similar stand on the controversial software, after pressure from employees.
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- Written by Sasha Karen (ARN)
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IBM has been awarded a $14 million contract with the Department of Defence through its $1 billion whole-of-government agreement with the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA). The new contract covers installation, software maintenance, hardware and support over a five-year time frame. Deployment is expected to begin in late 2020 and end in 2021, with support expected to continue for the following four years through to 2025.