Civil society groups want broader restrictions on biometrics use in AI Act

More than 100 civil society groups and advocates have co-signed a letter calling on European Union lawmakers to restrict the use of biometrics for surveillance in the Artificial Intelligence Act.

The groups say that biometrics are used in law enforcement for “identification, recognition and categorisation” in ways that affect people in marginalized communities more than others, that undermine legal rights and enable mass surveillance. The use of biometrics and other AI systems by law enforcement, border control and national security …

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