AI-enhanced identification: A danger in the Middle East? – DW – 08/23/2023


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The use of digital biometric identification — recognizing people by their unique features — is growing in the Middle East. Digital transformation underwayWealthier nations in the region, such as the Gulf states, are already enthusiastic about biometric identification. Currently, almost all countries in the Middle East use biometric information for immigration purposes at airports and borders. The AI Now Institute wants a complete ban on remote biometric identification, Kak added. "And not just in the Middle East, but here in the US and in Europe too.