Blog, 7 February 2022
Don’t smile for the camera – stop automated facial recognition!
Join the cause and spread the word about the dangers of biometric surveillance by ordering one of our “Don’t smile for the camera” tote bags for free.
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Story, 2 November 2021
National parks near Marseilles deploy automated, live video surveillance against poachers
Two national parks in southern France want to automate the detection of poachers, but the efficacy of these systems remains unclear.
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Position, 4 May 2021
Reclaim Your Face – A European Citizens Initiative to ban biometric mass surveillance
A large coalition of civil society organizations, among them AlgorithmWatch and AlgorithmWatch Switzerland, have come together in a European movement that demands a ban on biometric recognition systems that enable mass surveillance. Join us and sign the European Citizens Initiative, calling on the EU to ban biometric mass surveillance - such as automated face recognition in public spaces!
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Story, 27 April 2021
Greek camps for asylum seekers to introduce partly automated surveillance systems
An EU-funded surveillance system for “reception and identification centers” on five Greek islands raises questions about asylum seekers’ privacy and well-being. Despite assurances from European authorities, the Centaur system suggests that mass control, and not shelter, is the priority.
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Blog, 9 February 2021
New project launched: Tracing the tracers. Monitoring and analyzing ADM systems used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are very pleased to announce our new project Tracing the tracers. Monitoring and analyzing automated decision-making systems used to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this, we aim at providing a platform through which to continuously update the public on how ADM systems are being used in Europe — and, comparatively, the rest of the world — in response to the SARS-CoV-2 global outbreak.
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Story, 12 January 2021
China’s social credit system was due by 2020 but is far from ready
Six years after the government announced plans for a national social credit score, Chinese citizens face dozens of systems that are largely incompatible with each other. The central government is planning an overhaul.
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Story, 14 September 2020
Suzhou introduced a new social scoring system, but it was too Orwellian, even for China
A city of 10 million in eastern China upgraded its Covid-tracking app to introduce a new “civility” score. It had to backtrack after a public outcry.
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Story, 6 August 2020
In a quest to optimize welfare management, Denmark built a surveillance behemoth
Udbetaling Danmark was created in 2012 to streamline the payment of welfare benefits. Its fraud control algorithms can access the personal data of millions of citizens, not all of whom receive welfare payments.
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Story, 28 April 2020
Unchecked use of computer vision by police carries high risks of discrimination
At least 11 local police forces in Europe use computer vision to automatically analyze images from surveillance cameras. The risks of discrimination run high but authorities ignore them.
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Story, 11 November 2019
Palantir, the secretive data behemoth linked to the Trump administration, expands into Europe
The data analysis company, known in particular for running the deportation machine of the Trump administration, is expanding aggressively into Europe. Who are its clients?
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