AI Act threatens to make facial surveillance commonplace in Europe
In the final stage of negotiations on the EU’s AI Act, it has become known that even the publicly announced limitation of the controversial facial recognition technology to the …
Tag: artificial intelligence
Breyer: Von der Leyen has simply not understood the digital age
Today, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union address to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. In her speech, she hailed adopted (Digital …
Historic vote: EU Parliament to ban biometric mass surveillance
Strasbourg, 14/06/2023 – Today, the European Parliament voted to ban real-time facial surveillance in public spaces in the EU’s new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). Automated behavioural surveillance, on the other hand, …
EU seeks global standards for AI, civil rights groups fret | Reuters [external]
The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an …
EU launches AI blueprint in bid to become world leader | Euractiv [external]
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (21 April) its long-awaited ‘AI package’, setting out its ambition to make Europe a global leader in the field by being the first to set …
AI facial analysis is scientifically questionable. Should we be using it for border control? |MENAFN.com [external]
(MENAFN – The Conversation) Developments in global border control technologies are providing innovative ways to address issues relating to migration, asylum-seeking and the introduction of illegal goods into countries. But while …
Data and Dystopia – EUobserver/EU Scream [extern]
Critics warn that Europe could find itself in an untenable position, caught between upholding privacy ethics that have helped burnish its global reputation, and seeking to boost its competitiveness and security …
Finding the truth: will there ever be space for lie detectors at airports? | Airport Technology [extern]
Despite a reputation as a divisive and controversial technology among both the general public and the scientific community, lie detectors have been considered as an addition to airport security. With trial …
Face matching and digital avatars coming to the EU’s borders | Coda Story [extern]
Across Europe, leaders have been desperately seeking new ways to secure borders. Concerns over migration have contributed to the evolution of new forms of authoritarian technology
Digital Brief: Europe’s COVID-19 App Attack | Euractiv [extern]
EURACTIV caught up with S&D MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri to hear about her thoughts on the proliferation of COVID-19 apps. “I really believe that new technological solutions and the use of data …