“An opposition between the European Parliament and the Member States”, explains Bastien Le Querrec, lawyer and member of Quadranure du Net

“Today we are witnessing an opposition between the European Parliament, which has been quite protective of fundamental freedoms in the debates, and certain member states, including France, who are calling for exceptions to be able to circumvent the protections integrated into the regulation of the use of facial recognition“, explains Bastien Le Querrec, lawyer and member of Quadranure du Net, guest on Sunday October 1st of 19/20 info.

A global demand

120 experts and NGOs have published a petition to ban facial recognition. Among the signatories, we find Quadrature du Net of which Bastien Le Querrec is a member. “There is a global demand to ban facial recognition, which involves identifying people at any time without being able to object. This means that everyone becomes transparent in the face of the State and in the face of possible abuses.“, he believes.