What Is Real-Time Remote Biometric Identification?
Real-Time Remote Biometric Identification is the use of AI to identify people from biometric data, such as facial images, at a distance in publicly accessible spaces and without significant delay — sharply restricted by the EU AI Act.
Real-Time Remote Biometric Identification — the use of AI to identify people from biometric data, such as facial images, at a distance in publicly accessible spaces and without significant delay — sharply restricted by the EU AI Act.
The EU AI Act prohibits real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces for law-enforcement purposes, subject to narrow, judicially authorised exceptions (such as searching for specific victims or preventing an imminent terrorist threat). "Post" (after-the-fact) remote biometric identification is not banned but is classified as high-risk under Annex III.
Source: EU AI Act, Article 5(1)(h) and Annex III
Plain-language explanation
The EU AI Act prohibits real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces for law-enforcement purposes, subject to narrow, judicially authorised exceptions (such as searching for specific victims or preventing an imminent terrorist threat). "Post" (after-the-fact) remote biometric identification is not banned but is classified as high-risk under Annex III.
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