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Concerns grow that EU data protection rules are being eroded

Original: Aufweichung des # EU - # Datenschutz ​es? Wenn überall # Gesichtserkennung und die vielen anderen hübschen Spielzeuge de

German-language commentary, amplified by Pirate Party accounts, argues that facial recognition and other surveillance technologies are becoming so widespread that EU data protection is being watered down. The concern is that ubiquitous monitoring could become socially normalised and that future authoritarian governments could exploit it. Critics are calling for stronger safeguards around biometric surveillance across Europe.

Why now: Ongoing debates over facial recognition and AI surveillance are raising fears that EU privacy protections are being weakened.

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• Aufweichung des # EU - # Datenschutz ​es? Wenn überall # Gesichtserkennung und die vielen anderen hübschen Spielzeuge der # Überwachung eingesetzt werden, ist das bald für alle normal und kommende faschistische Regierungen werden sich die Hände reiben. https://www.… · piraten@nrw.social · 11

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