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Facial Recognition: the Executive Takes One More Step Towards Its Deployment

Summary by La Croix
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is now in favour of facial recognition in the public space to "combat organised crime", and announces the establishment of a working group in the coming weeks. Since 2019, the subject has been regularly pushed to the top.
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In 2022, while he was Minister of the Interior, he had said... no. Today, to justice, he says yes. "You need smart cameras that recognize people," argued Gérald Darmanin on RTL on 23 May. The Seals Guard even specifies that a working group will be set up.

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Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is now in favour of facial recognition in the public space to "combat organised crime", and announces the establishment of a working group in the coming weeks. Since 2019, the subject has been regularly pushed to the top.

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La Croix broke the news in on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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