EU lawmakers are proposing a facial recognition system that would enable police forces across member states to share individuals’ photos in law enforcement databases. The proposal would allow EU countries to compare images on their photo databases to locate a match. Lawmakers say the proposal will strengthen law enforcement coordination. In contrast, European Digital Rights (EDRi) Policy Adviser Ella Jakubowska said it would create “the most extensive biometric surveillance infrastructure that I think we will ever have seen in the world.”
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