Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.
Published loading...Updated

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.
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

2 Articles

All
Left
Center
Right

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.

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.

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

La Croix broke the news in on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)