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Riot police officers charge a man holding his phone during a protest rally in Paris, December 2020

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Euroviews. EU governments' hypocrisy is on full display over dangerous police AI

Our governments must be willing to put their money where their mouth is, ensuring that state uses of AI are subject to the same reasonable rules and requirements as any other AI system, Ella Jakubowska writes.

04/12/2023

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Euroviews. The EU should make facial recognition history for the right reasons

Whilst civil rights activists have long called for an outright ban, certain EU lawmakers may see the AI Act as an opportunity to claim that they are doing the (human) right(s) thing — and actually doing the opposite, Ella Jakubowska writes.

16/11/2023

Surveillance cameras sit on a utility pole in Moscow, February 2020

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Euroviews. Facial recognition technology should be regulated, but not banned

The European Commission has proven itself to be an effective regulator in the past. A blanket ban on FRT in law enforcement will only benefit the criminals, Tony Porter and Dr Nicole Benjamin Fink write.

07/08/2023

Security cameras mounted on the side of a building overlooking an intersection

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Euroviews. Will Europe’s AI legislation protect people’s rights?

As the EU’s AI Act moves into the final phase of negotiations, key battles arise for the protection of human rights. The rules on the police’s use of AI technology for surveillance are the heart of the issue, Sarah Chander writes.

12/07/2023

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Biometric identification allows the recognition of people based on their biological features, such as facial traits.

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MEPs endorse blanket ban on live facial recognition in public spaces

Members of the European Parliament endorsed on Wednesday a blanket ban on AI-powered facial recognition in public spaces.

14/06/2023

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Scientists are monitoring the whale, which has now been reported off Lysekill, north of Goteborg, Sweden.

30/05/2023

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Greek PM admits phone tapping was wrong

He admitted there was no sufficient explanation for the surveillance of an opposition leader, with national elections nearing.

11/05/2023

A protester uses a hammer to break a CCTV camera during a demonstration against a security law that would restrict sharing images of police in Paris, November 2020

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Euroviews. Retrospective facial recognition tech conceals human rights abuses

With the AI Act, the EU has a unique opportunity to end rampant abuse facilitated by mass surveillance technologies, Ella Jakubowska, Hajira Maryam and Matt Mahmoudi write.

14/04/2023

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Chinese technology and support are contributing to women's treatment as "second-class citizens" and "propping up" the regime, according to analysts.

14/04/2023

In this screen grab from surveillance video from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Audrey Hale, points an assault-style weapon inside The Covenant School.

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Watch: Nashville polices release video of armed suspect in school

A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said.

28/03/2023

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Euroviews. The EU's home affairs chief wants to read your private messages

A new EU regulation could undermine the trust we have in secure and confidential processes like sending work emails, communicating with our doctors, and even governments, Ella Jakubowska writes.

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Spy balloons, drones or aliens? There are certainly more and more unidentified flying objects (UFOs) being spotted in the sky these days.

16/02/2023

Pas is currently being slammed for wanting to roll out AI-assisted surveillance

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Smile, AI is watching you: Paris slammed for video surveillance bill

France is currently debating a bill that would allow AI-assisted video surveillance to detect "abnormal" movements ahead of the Paris Olympics in 2024

06/02/2023

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China closes two 'secret police stations' in Czech capital Prague

Beijing has been accused of setting up more than 50 illegal centres in Europe to harass dissidents.

08/12/2022

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'Chinese police stations' ordered to close in the Netherlands

According to media reports, Beijing has been operating "posts" in Amsterdam and Rotterdam since 2018 to monitor dissidents.

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Two children disembark with other migrants and refugees from a Norwegian Frontex patrol vessel on Greek island of Lesbos, March 22, 2016.

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EU watchdog probes Frontex, EEAS surveillance support to non-EU states

The EU Ombudsman launched investigations over concerns the two agencies might not have carried out necessary human rights risk and impact assessments before supporting third countries in the development of surveillance capabilities.

10/10/2022

People thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, England, following a small boat incident in the Channel, Monday July 11, 2022

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Watchdog files complaints over UK's GPS-tracking of migrants

Privacy International has filed two complaints with UK regulators claiming that the GPS ankle bracelets used to tag asylum seekers are inhumane and a danger to privacy rights.

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FILE - Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stands outside Maximos Mansion in Athens, May 6, 2022.

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Mitsotakis said the wiretap of Nikos Androulakis was wrong.

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The Commission's proposal would require social media platforms and online communications providers to scan all content, even encrypted content, for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).

08/08/2022

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and defence minister Margarita Robles had their devices infected with spyware last year

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Spanish PM and defence minister's phones hit by Pegasus spyware attack

Pegasus software used to spy on activists, politicians and heads of state was behind the theft of over 11 gigabytes of data, the Spanish government said on Monday.

02/05/2022