France: Intrusive Olympics surveillance technologies could usher in a dystopian future
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 20, 2023
French lawmakers must reject any plans to use video surveillance powered by artificial intelligence (AI) at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Such draconian technologies of mass surveillance violate the rights to privacy and can lead to violations of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. This could result into dystopian levels of surveillance in the future, Amnesty International said today, as the proposed bill on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is headed for a plenary vote at France’s National Assembly.
Re-stocking security apparatus with AI-driven mass surveillance . . .
