EU considers some remote biometric identification in a trade-off for prohibitions

There is give and take in any biometric transaction, and the passing of the EU’s AI Act is no exception. Euractiv reports that the European Parliament is seriously considering a proposal to allow limited uses of remote biometric identification (RBI) via facial recognition in real-time, in exchange for concessions in other areas.

Previous drafts had limited the use of real-time RBI technology to select cases benefiting the public good: finding a missing person, thwarting terrorism or locating the suspect …

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