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Facial recognition, what the moratorium proposed by the Democratic Party provides

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Facial recognition, what the moratorium proposed by the Democratic Party provides

The deputy Pd, Filippo Sensi, filed a bill calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies in public places. All the details

Stop using facial recognition technologies in public places.

This is the moratorium proposed by the deputy Pd Filippo Sensi to suspend the appeal of video surveillance systems with facial recognition.

Together with deputies Enrico Borghi and Marianna Madia, Sensi "filed a bill calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies in public places".

"I think – he says – it is an issue that highlights the rights of citizens and the quality of democracy in Italy".

In recent years, the use of facial recognition technology (and its implications in terms of privacy and protection of personal data) has led to a debate not only abroad, but also in Italy.

So much so that the Democratic Party had already presented a parliamentary question in 2020 to ask the Interior Ministry for some clarifications on the use of the Sari software, the automatic image recognition system by the police.

And earlier this year the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese, provided further explanations on the use of the facial recognition system by the police. The owner of the Interior Ministry in fact replied to the question of the deputies dem Enrico Borghi and Filippo Sensi, during a question time in the Chamber.

Now, however, the dem deputies want to ensure the suspension of the use of facial recognition in public places until the entry into force of a state law that regulates the conditions of admissibility, conditions and guarantees in accordance with the green light of the Privacy Guarantor.

All the details on the proposed moratorium law signed by Sensi, Borghi and Madia on the use of facial recognition technologies.

WHAT THE PDL PROVIDES FOR ON THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION IN PUBLIC PLACES

Article 1 of the proposed law provides for the suspension of the use of video surveillance systems with facial recognition "through the use of biometric data referred to in Article 4, No. 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in places public or open to the public, by public authorities or private entities ".

STOP UNTIL THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF A STATE LAW

According to the PDL, the moratorium lasts "until the entry into force of a state law, and in any case no later than 31 December 2021, which, having acquired the opinion of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data, regulates the conditions of admissibility, and guarantees in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, of the code regarding the protection of personal data referred to in Legislative Decree 30 June 2003, n. 196 and subsequent amendments, as well as by Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27 April 2016, as implemented by the legislative decree of 18 May 2018, n. 51 and in any case in compliance with the proportionality principle envisaged by Article 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ".

FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS EXCLUDED FROM THE MORATORY

"The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 does not apply to video surveillance systems authorized according to current legislation" reads the bill signed by dem.

In fact, the Ministry of the Interior “has launched a project aimed at introducing an automatic image recognition system (Sari) in order to guarantee effective support for institutional activities aimed at the repression of crimes and the protection of public order and safety. The Sari system consists of two independent components. The first Sari Enterprise and the second Sari Real Time ”. ( Here the in-depth analysis by Start on the company that supplied the Sari software to the Interior Ministry )

THE PROVIDED SANCTIONS

Finally, in Article 3. the bill provides for administrative pecuniary sanctions, unless the fact constitutes a crime, "in the event of installation or use of the systems referred to in Article 1, during the period from the date of entry into force of this law until 31 December 2021, referred to in articles 166, paragraph 1, of the code regarding the protection of personal data referred to in legislative decree 30 June 2003, n. 196 and subsequent amendments, or 42, paragraph 1, of the legislative decree 18 May 2018, n. 51, by reason of the respective scope of application ".

THE FULL TEXT OF THE MORATORY ON FACIAL RECOGNITION

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/riconoscimento-facciale-cosa-prevede-la-moratoria-proposta-dal-pd/ on Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:13:11 +0000.