Biometric surveillance will be debated until the final stages of AI Act

Regulating biometric surveillance within the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act may remain a point of contention for lawmakers until the very last minute.

An unnamed policy advisor to the European Commission told Reuters this week that the issue of biometric surveillance could go "down to the wire."

Some European lawmakers are seeking to ban the technology altogether.

"I believe biometric facial surveillance should not be in the AI Act. It should be banned," says Svenja Hahn, a lawmaker participating in …

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