Zoom did not respond to a letter calling for the end of its emotion tracker function

On 29 June 2022, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Zoom to respond to a letter from more than 25 leading human rights organizations calling on Zoom to stop the exploration of an emotion tracking software for the privacy and human rights risks associated with it. The company did not respond.

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Zoom did not respond to a letter calling for the end of its emotion tracker function

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11 Jul 2022

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Zoom urged to halt emotion tracking function by 27 human rights group

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11 May 2022

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Human rights organizations call on Zoom to scrap its plans to use artificial intelligence to track and analyze human emotions warning about risks to human rights.
NGOs send letter to Zoom on Emotion Analysis Software

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5 May 2022

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A joint letter signed by more than 20 NGOs calls on Zoom to halt its plan on emotion tracking software while warning of privacy and human rights risks.
Zoom is planning to add controversial emotion recognitions functions

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19 Apr 2022

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According to a recent report, Zoom is planning to an emotion recognition software for its products which could have privacy and potential discrimination risks.

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Zoom did not respond to a letter calling for the end of its emotion tracker function

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Zoom did not respond to a letter calling for the end of its emotion tracker function

Zoom urged to halt emotion tracking function by 27 human rights group

NGOs send letter to Zoom on Emotion Analysis Software

Zoom is planning to add controversial emotion recognitions functions

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