Legal Challenges to Biometric Internet Surveillance Plans (netzpolitik.org)

• Biometric search tools violate European privacy regulations.
• Watchdogs warn against pervasive digital mass surveillance.
• Demand for full legislative withdrawal over fundamental rights violations.

"Proposed legislation enabling biometric person-searching across the internet is facing severe backlash. Organizations like AlgorithmWatch warn that the measures violate both European law and constitutional protections. The scale of the proposed surveillance is deemed inherently disproportionate, leading to calls for the complete withdrawal of the plans rather than attempting to reform them, as they pose a fundamental threat to privacy rights in the digital public square."