Constitutional Warnings Against AI Biometric Surveillance (netzpolitik.org)

• Groups argue facial recognition in public data undermines core freedoms.
• Significant risks to the right of assembly and privacy identified.
• Civil society demands a freeze on new law enforcement data powers.

"Civil society groups, including Amnesty International and the Chaos Computer Club, are calling for a halt to German plans for AI-driven biometric facial recognition in law enforcement. They argue that these automated data analysis systems pose an unconstitutional threat to privacy, freedom of assembly, and the right to informational self-determination. The organizations claim no constitutional framework can justify such invasive surveillance."