French privacy chief warns against using facial recognition for 2024 Olympics

https://www.politico.eu/article/french-privacy-chief-warns-against-using-facial-recognition-for-2024-olympics/

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Pili@lemmygrad.ml · 6 pts · 3y

Thank you mister privacy chief person. But we, in France, only take advice from our oligarchs. (and US consulting firms)

Raphael@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

The French government is seeking to ramp up France's arsenal of surveillance powers to ensure the safety of the millions of tourists

You mean to ensure any protesters are jailed, those cameras will stay there after the games end. He probably got the money for this when he raised the retirement age.