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“Video lie detector” for travelers: Patrick Breyer sues EU for keeping the iBorderCtrl project secret

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Data protection Law Secrecy and transparency Biometrics
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EU

31 July 2019

"The EU is funding the development of a “video lie detector” to detect deception by immigrants through video recordings of their faces. "

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“Video lie detector” for travelers: Patrick Breyer sues EU for keeping the iBorderCtrl project secret (patrick-breyer.de, link):

"Because the EU is keeping information on this scientifically highly controversial project secret, civil liberties activist and Pirate Party Member of the European Parliament, Dr. Patrick Breyer, has filed a complaint with the EU Court of Justice."

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