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EU to no longer ban facial recognition in public areas

The European Union has dropped the idea of banning the use of facial recognition technology in public areas. They revealed this in a new draft of a proposal that intends to regulate the use of AI technology in the future. The new AI regulations have mostly to do with high-risk areas such as transport and healthcare.

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Sun Feb 02 - Reuters

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