Buenos Aires’s facial recognition system to be examined by court

Buenos Aires' notorious facial recognition system, which has been deployed to track journalists, politicians and activists, is due to be examined by a court next Wednesday. The hearing is set to determine the conditions under which the currently suspended system could resume operations, according to the non-profit organization Via Libre Foundation.

The Fugitive Facial Recognition System (SNRP) was introduced by the Argentinian capital’s government in 2019 to identify fugitives under the then Minister of Security and Deputy Head of Government, …

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