AI Act leaves asylum seekers unprotected, the Balkans collect more migrant biometric data

European policymakers took another step towards ratifying the landmark AI Act, reaching a provisional deal after a marathon negotiation on Friday. But rights groups are warning that the regulation still has loopholes that leave migrants and asylum seekers without protection from AI biometric systems.

A research article published on the eve of the AI Act’s passage argues that the bloc’s mandatory biometric data collection practices deprive migrants in the Eurozone of agency. The Act will not usher in change for …

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