French law legalizes algorithmic surveillance for 2024 Olympics
The French Parliament passed a law on March 23, 2023, that legalizes algorithmic video surveillance for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Civil society organizations, including ECNL, La Quadrature du Net, and Amnesty International France, argue that the measures violate international human rights law and risk conflicting with the future EU AI Act. The law allows invasive surveillance under the pretext of securing big events, marking France as the first EU member state to explicitly legalize such practices.
- Date it happened
- 2023-03-23
- Organisation involved
- French government
- Product, system or model
- Algorithmic video surveillance
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