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AlgorithmWatch urges lawmakers to reject planned biometric surveillance powers
AlgorithmWatch says it testified at a Bundestag Interior Committee hearing on 21 September 2026 on planned surveillance powers for federal security and migration authorities. It argues the bills would allow retention of biometric data of uninvolved people and conflict with constitutional and EU law. These are legal and political assessments by an advocacy group, not independent findings.
CREDIBILITY 3/5 – Partly robust
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EU Commission proposes KIDS Act limiting account creation for under-15s
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AlgorithmWatch: enforce existing laws against AI firms, not await treaty
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AlgorithmWatch says it handed Bundestag petition against weaker data centre rules
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Column argues US AI security policy leans on private firms for cooperation
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AlgorithmWatch urges Schleswig-Holstein to drop biometric police surveillance powers
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AlgorithmWatch criticises federal draft law on AI in migration administration
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MIT Technology Review commentary links AI backlash to corporate push, not technology
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MIT Technology Review weighs benefits and risks of open-weight AI models
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Study says several AI chatbots pass conversation data to tracking firms
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MIT Technology Review essay: AI safety relies too much on model refusals