In recent years, there has been a surge in the development and deployment of algorithmic-driven biometric surveillance, specifically facial and emotion recognition. Governments around the world have used these new technologies to crack down on independent and dissident voices. These control mechanisms are fundamentally incompatible with democracy and human rights, threatening the civic freedoms of all, especially marginalized groups and civil society. The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) recently published a report outlining tactics and strategies for civil society to address the challenges posed by biometric surveillance. ECNL recommendations for effective advocacy efforts include gathering evidence about how biometric surveillance impacts communities, by listening and learning from first-hand accounts and experiences.

Read the full report here.