Steve Peers, Professor of
Law, Royal Holloway University of London*
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Budapest has opened the door to using AI facial recognition to identify LGBTQ+ protestors.
The EU’s AI Act bans some “unacceptable” use of the technology but critics say the law is riddled with security exemptions.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Clearview AI €30.5 million on Tuesday (3 September), for illegally building a database with over 30 billion photos.
A European travel tech industry group filed two separate complaints to French and Belgian data protection authorities over Ryanair’s use of biometric data, according to a press release shared with Euractiv.
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of London
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons(last updated 10 June 2024: changed text marked by an asterisk)Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body consi…
Professor Steve
Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
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Just before Christmas, the European
Parliament and…
Collecting additional biometric data has been justified by EU policymakers because it was reported that some asylum seekers voluntarily burn or damage their fingers to alter their fingerprints and avoid identification.
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: Rachmaninoff, via Wikimedia CommonsAmendments to this blog post since its original publication are marked by asterisks.* Most recent amendment: June 18 2024. Just before…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot indiscriminately store biometric and genetic data on those who committed criminal offences until their death, it said in a judgement published on Tuesday (30 January).
It’s hard to understand why the UK government hasn’t simply replicated the relocation requirements it adopted for Ukraine.
Measure bans use of real-time data without judicial authorisation in nearly all circumstances and covers both public and private spacesPolice and national security bodies in the EU will be banned from using real-time biometric data driven by artificial…
Extended reality has the potential to revolutionise the visualisation and planning of surgeries, medical experts already working with such tools told Euractiv in an interview.
