EU Parliament calls for ban of public facial recognition, but leaves human rights gaps in final position on AI Act - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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European Parliament plenary voted in favour of strong fundamental rights protections in their official position on the Artificial Intelligence Act, but missed the opportunity to further empower people affected by the use of AI and protect the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1271842

The final EU Parliament position upholds all of the fundamental rights demands which were added at committee level. Despite efforts to overturn it, the final position also maintains the committees’ strong stance against biometric mass surveillance practices. But it is disappointing that the plenary missed the opportunity to increase protections when it comes to empowering people affected by the use of AI and the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.