EU lawmaker: AI Act facial recognition loopholes are an ‘attack on civil rights’

The European Union is introducing a loophole in the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act that allows law enforcement agencies to use retrospective facial recognition technology without court approval, according to European Member of Parliament Svenja Hahn.

The German lawmaker, who is a member of the liberal Renew group, said that the changes were not in the original agreement on the AI Act finalized in early December. According to the deal reached at the time, law enforcement was allowed to use remote …

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