Law on public facial recognition surveillance submitted in Monaco

The tiny country of Monaco is set to debate its first law on public video surveillance systems with remote biometric identification. The draft bill, number 1087, was submitted to the country’s national parliament last week.

According to the government, the new law introducing the technology will tackle an increase in threats to public order, including identifying individuals with international arrest warrants, the Monaco Tribune reports. The Monaco Principality police force is already using over 1,000 CCTV cameras to …

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