The Greek Data Protection Authority is set to decide on the legality of AI and biometric surveillance systems in the country’s refugee camps, a decision that could impact the use of such systems in migration management globally.
Greek data protection authority has fined Clearview AI €20M and banned it from collecting and processing the personal data of people living in Greece.
Greece says the system will help identify undocumented migrants but HRW reports Greek police have carried out discriminatory stop and searches of migrants.
As hackers have stepped up cyber attacks on municipal services in a number of countries, Thessaloniki’s agencies were shut down over an electronic intrusion.
Greek authorities say the technology will make police checks more efficient, but critics are sounding the alarm about potential abuses.
Greece is planning to implement a biometric border management system that will record all crossings at ports, airports and border check points.
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