European Union: Proposed ban of AI facial recognition in EDPB and EDPS joint opinion on the use of AI
Progress
Current status
adopted
18 Jun 2021 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
EDPB and EDPS joint opinion on proposed EU AI regulation suggests a general ban on using AI for automated recognition of human characteristics in public
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released a joint opinion on June 18, 2021. The joint opinion refers to the proposal of the European Commission ("the Proposal") made on 21 April 2021, regarding…
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outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority