France's Digital ID Plan Breaches Europe's Privacy Regulations
The French government’s plan to launch facial recognition technology in November with the aim of giving citizens secure digital identities “seems premature,” Digital Minister Cedric O told Le Monde newspaper.
France is set to become the first European country to embrace facial recognition technology with its ID application, Alicem. However, the program is facing strong opposition, says a news report. In addition, a privacy group is challenging the program in an administrative court.