Governments should impose a moratorium on using biometric recognition technology in public spaces, a new report released on September 15 by the UN Human Rights Office recommended. The use of AI for remote biometric recognition interferes with the international human rights to privacy, freedom of movement and expression, the report observed. In a press release announcing the report, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said: We cannot afford to continue playing catch-up regarding AI – allowing its use with limited or no boundaries or oversight, and dealing with the almost inevitable human rights consequences after the fact[...]Action is needed now to put human rights guardrails on the use of AI, for the good of all of us. Disregarding the threat to citizens' rights, state governments in India are already rushing to implement face recognition technology, most recently in…
