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Is this going to become a practice in Europe? You go out to protest, and for a week your face is in the database even if nothing happened
Croatia🏛️ PoliticsProgressive12 hr. ago

Is this going to become a practice in Europe? You go out to protest, and for a week your face is in the database even if nothing happened

The article discusses Italy's new regulation aligning with the European AI Act, which allows police to use facial recognition technology under specific conditions. While the law has been approved by the government after negotiations with parliament, it remains unpublished in the Official Gazette. The regulation permits real-time identification during events like protests or sports matches but requires judicial approval and data deletion after seven days if nothing occurs. Civil liberties organizations express concern, noting that while some technical adjustments were made, the core issues remain unresolved. The article highlights growing concerns across Europe about mass surveillance through AI.

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Is this going to become a practice in Europe? You go out to protest, and for a week your face is in the database even if nothing happened

The article discusses Italy's new regulation aligning with the European AI Act, which allows police to use facial recognition technology under specific conditions. While the law has been approved by the government after negotiations with parliament, it remains unpublished in the Official Gazette. The regulation permits real-time identification during events like protests or sports matches but requires judicial approval and data deletion after seven days if nothing occurs. Civil liberties organizations express concern, noting that while some technical adjustments were made, the core issues remain unresolved. The article highlights growing concerns across Europe about mass surveillance through AI.

Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the issue as a significant threat to civil liberties, emphasizing the potential for mass surveillance and highlighting criticism from civil rights organizations. It portrays the Italian government's actions as moving toward increased state control, using terms like 'massive' and '

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