Multiple regulators turn gaze to Worldcoin’s iris collection
Regulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are scrutinizing Worldcoin, the company that offers people free cryptocurrency for…
France
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French Senate votes in favor of public facial recognition pilot
The French Senate voted on Monday to adopt a draft law on testing facial recognition technology in public spaces. The…
French top court OKs AI surveillance at Olympics but no biometrics
The French top constitutional court has cleared the way for the algorithmic processing of video feeds during the 2024 Paris…
Clearview has a regulatory friend in Austria but a cold shoulder for France
On the same day this week came separate reports regarding European governments finding fault with Clearview AI operations. The regulators’…
France adopts AI surveillance bill ahead of 2024 Olympics, drawing controversy
The French legislature on Thursday passed a highly debated bill that will give police the authority to use artificial intelligence…
Channel Islands begin accepting French ID cards, quietly drop Brexit entry requirements for CTA
Jersey has been given UK permission to run a pilot over the summer to allow French day-trippers to visit the…
Stamps and surveillance: Macron seeks to delay EES biometrics until after Olympics
French president Emmanuel Macron intends to delay the introduction of the biometric Entry Exist System (EES) until after the Paris…
France, Utah consider age verification for social media users
The French government has advanced a bill to establish an obligation for social networks to put in place a technical…
French watchdog unveils conditions of use for new digital health insurance ID
France’s CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés) has set out the conditions of use for the newest, virtual…
France explores age verification to access adult content
The Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in France has developed prototype software to verify the ages of…
