Serbia’s surveillance systems are rising amid a democratic deficit: report

From schools and streets to and public companies and parks, Serbia has been building up its CCTV surveillance system, reaching 8,000 cameras. While the Balkan country has not yet legalized biometric surveillance, civil society organizations are warning that digital surveillance is growing – and the European Union’s AI Act may not be enough to prevent it, according to a new report by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Serbia.

The report details the development of surveillance technologies in the country …

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