https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366624841/UK-biometric-surveillance-exists-in-legal-grey-area
May 28, 2025 - The rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without...
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/the-future-of-our-fight-against-biometric-mass-surveillance/
Apr 30, 2025 - The final AI Act is disappointingly full of holes when it comes to bans on different forms of biometric mass surveillance (BMS). Despite this, there are some...
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https://edri.org/our-work/facial-recognition-document-pool/
Aug 9, 2023 - Despite evidence that public facial recognition and other forms of biometric mass surveillance infringe on a wide range EU fundamental rights, European...
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/biometric-surveillance-in-the-czech-republic-the-ministry-of-the-interior-is-trying-to-circumvent-the-artificial-intelligence-act/
Apr 30, 2025 - EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium draws attention to the way biometric surveillance at airports should be legalised in the Czech Republic. According to the...
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https://edri.org/our-work/biometric-surveillance-in-the-czech-republic-the-ministry-of-the-interior-is-trying-to-circumvent-the-artificial-intelligence-act/
Oct 9, 2024 - According to the proposal, virtually anyone could become a person under surveillance. Surveillance could be extended to other public spaces.
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https://sls.eff.org/technologies/biometric-surveillance
Biometric surveillance encompasses a collection of methods for tracking individuals using physical or biological characteristics, ranging from ...
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https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/guest-essays/biometric-surveillance-schools-yte5q4zn
Jun 3, 2024 - Lawmakers should pass a formal ban to protect students from its very real risks
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/victory-lawsuit-may-proceed-against-facebooks-biometric-surveillance-0
Biometric surveillance by companies against consumers is a growing menace to our privacy, freedom of expression, and civil rights. Fortunately, a federal...
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https://fedscoop.com/radio/the-realigning-mobile-phone-biometrics-for-american-privacy-protection-act-seeks-to-prohibit-the-use-of-such-technology-except-for-identification-at-ports-of-entry/
Jan 20, 2026 - And, Army to ‘kill NIPR’ at multiple locations in commercial internet experiment
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https://edri.org/our-work/reclaim-your-face-biometric-surveillance/
Feb 15, 2021 - The EDRi network and partners launched the first phase of the Reclaim Your Face campaign, which focuses on raising awareness and investigating and challenging...
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/france-becomes-the-first-european-country-to-legalise-biometric-surveillance/
Apr 24, 2023 - EDRi member and Reclaim Your Face partner La Quadrature du Net charts out the chilling move by France to undermine human rights progress by ushering in mass...
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/eu-ai-act-will-fail-commitment-to-ban-biometric-mass-surveillance/
Jan 22, 2024 - On 8 December 2023, EU lawmakers celebrated reaching a deal on the long-awaited Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Lead Parliamentarians reassured their...
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/protect-my-face-brussels-residents-join-the-fight-against-biometric-mass-surveillance/
Mar 29, 2023 - The newly-launched Protect My Face campaign gives residents of the Brussels region of Belgium the opportunity to oppose mass facial recognition. EDRi applauds...
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https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/ban-biometric-surveillance/
Feb 5, 2025 - Read the Letter Get Involved Signers Some surveillance technologies are so dangerous that they inevitably cause far more problems than they solve. The use
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https://ecnl.org/publications/ct-and-tech-mapping-impact-biometric-surveillance-and-social-media-platforms-civic
What are the global trends in the use of cutting-edge technologies for counter-terrorism purposes?
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https://reclaimyourface.eu/parliament-calls-loud-and-clear-for-a-ban-on-biometric-mass-surveillance-in-ai-act/
Sep 15, 2022 - After our timely advocacy actions with over 70 organisations, the amendments to the IMCO – LIBE Committee Report for the Artificial Intelligence Act...
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https://edri.org/our-work/european-commission-must-ban-biometric-mass-surveillance-practices-say-56-civil-society-groups/
Apr 1, 2021 - On 1 April, a coalition of 56 human rights, digital rights and social justice organisations sent a letter to European Commissioner for Justice, Didier...
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https://citylimits.org/opinion-biometric-surveillance-has-no-place-in-new-yorkers-homes/
Oct 20, 2023 - "New York City Council’s new bill banning biometric data collection in residential buildings is a strong step forward to give tenants and their guests...
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