Biometric surveillance
The European Commission does not sufficiently understand the need for a better AI Act
The Dutch Senate shares the same concerns we’ve expressed about the AI Act and wrote to the European Commission about it. The response of the Commission is not exactly reassuring.
We need to be bolder
We believe calling for a moratorium is not going to help us win the battle against face surveillance.
Facial recognition: a ‘convenient’ and ‘efficient’ solution looking for a problem?
Governments and industry might benefit from a slow and steady introduction of face surveillance. Their calls for regulation might distract from a more fundamental discussion: Is deployment of this mass surveillance technology compatible with our rights and freedoms?
Amazon’s Rekognition shows its true colors
Mix together a bit of freely accessible facial recognition software and a free live stream of the public space, and what do you get? A powerful stalker tool.