Report released by Justice Committee on An Garda Síochána facial recognition bill

In Ireland, the Justice Committee released a pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Facial Recognition Technology Bill that would determine how An Garda Síochána would use the technology.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Digital Rights Ireland, the Data Protection Commission, and academic experts, among others, have also voiced concerns with the technology.

These entities note wanting clarity on how police intend to use the technology as well as what image reference databases they would be leveraging and how a …

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