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EU Softens Stance On 5-Year Ban Of Facial Recognition Tech

February 12, 2020
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EU Cracks Down On Passport Sales Due To Money Laundering
Europe // October 10, 2018

The European Commission announced Wednesday (October 10) that it plans to provide European Union states with guidelines for handling national schemes to sell passports and residency permits to wealthy foreigners. Reuters, citing the European Commission, reported that the move comes as lawmakers and those running...

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EU Softens Stance On 5-Year Ban Of Facial Recognition Tech

February 12, 2020
The European Union won’t be passing a blanket moratorium on facial recognition software after initially signaling that it would do so. Instead, it plans to leave the responsibility to member states. That decision has faced backlash from privacy advocates, who say civil liberties could be at risk from facial recognition due to its potential for inaccuracy. […]

EU Cracks Down On Passport Sales Due To Money Laundering

October 10, 2018
The European Commission announced Wednesday (October 10) that it plans to provide European Union states with guidelines for handling national schemes to sell passports and residency permits to wealthy foreigners....