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EU computer experts demand a ban on automatic surveillance in public

Computer experts and human rights defenders warn the EU about the dangers: – Trying to say no before we have gone too far, says Norwegian computer expert.

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The EU will now decide whether it will be allowed to set up surveillance cameras that collect biometric data using artificial intelligence. Photo: Audun Braastad / NTB

The shape of your face, your fingerprint, your iris, your gait, your voice and your emotions. This is called biometric data. This information says a lot about you and can be used to identify your movements in the public space.

At the end of June, the European Privacy Council and the European Data Protection Agency called for a total ban on using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically collect biometric data.

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