Thread by @ReclaimYourFace

Great news from Brussels for the #ReclaimYourFace movement!

Overall, 177 MEPs from 6 out of the 7 political groups support amendments for a stronger ban on remote biometric identification in the AI Act proposal 💪 🎉

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📍24 MEPs tabled a full and unequivocal ban on all types of remote biometric identification (RBI) in publicly-accessible spaces in the #AIAct IMCO-LIBE report.

📍18 MEPs supported a ban on real-time RBI in publicly-accessible spaces, by all actors, & without exceptions.

📍Dozens of MEPs proposed 2 new & important bans prohibiting the police from using private biometric databases, and creating biometric databases through mass/untargeted methods such as online scraping or the mass scraping of CCTV footage.

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We are very proud of the commitment of #ReclaimYourFace campaigners and advocates who met with MEPs and organised actions in the weeks and months preceding the amendments and made this possible 👏🏆

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The results show a clear political will for a stronger ban on biometric mass surveillance, taking us a step closer to a genuine EU ban on these chilling practices 👏
But the fight is still far from over, here’s a reminder of the #AIAct negotiation process.
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The amendments to the initial IMCO-LIBE report will create a compromise text for the official opinion of the @Europarl_EN.

The Parliament will have to accept the text as its opinion through an important vote.

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We need to keep up the pressure to make this happen 📢

Join us and spread the word about our demands!

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