Ukraine prepares law to unify its biometric surveillance systems

Ukraine is preparing a law that will help it unify its public video surveillance system – and sparking concerns among non-governmental organizations about the extent of biometric data collection.

The draft Law on a Unified System of Video Monitoring of Public Security, known as Bill No. 11031, was submitted to the Ukraine parliament in February. The bill is an attempt to bring order into the Eastern European country’s already existing surveillance systems, including Safe City projects, Deputy Minister of …

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