Because a data center for the DOD is largely invisible. The suggestion that facial recognition cameras are pointed in the faces of ordinary Americans, just in

Because a data center for the DOD is largely invisible. The suggestion that facial recognition cameras are pointed in the faces of ordinary Americans, just in case they do something the cops don’t like, is a pretty extraordinary proposition for a US consumer company to make. The Rekognition pitch is encouraging the use of a specific controversial practice, rather than abstractly aiding the general compute capabilities of a large (if controversial to some) government department.