@JoeQuinlan Vietnam is one of the most censored nations in Asia. This secret directive will make things even worse for Vietnamese citizens & will further put more government dissenters at higher risks of being jailed.
This background paper explores the requirement of respecting the ‘essence’ of the rights to respect for private life and of right to the protection of personal data whenever these rights are limited under European Union law.
1/2 A year in since #DSA adoption BUT companies & policymakers are still deciding on who has to follow which rules...🤯
For example, tech corporations like Google, Meta & Amazon must understand, assess & mitigate any risks to #FundamentalRights stemming from their services.
Luis Velasco and Xabier Lareo from #EDPS taking part in the '#DataSpaces in #EU' event organised by #AEPD and #ENISA: Data spaces should put together innovation and protection of #FundamentalRights not as adversaries but as mutual enablers.
#EU#AI#AIAct#FundamentalRights: "Responding to an appeal launched by the Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director Gianclaudio Malgieri (Leiden University), Alessandro Mantelero (Politecnico di Torino), and Vincenzo Tiani (Brussels Privacy Hub), the over 100 signatories, considered to be authorities on AI, data protection, and fundamental rights, many of whom are already consulted by national, European, and international institutions, call for maintaining the parliament’s version and, in particular, for ensuring:
clear parameters about the assessment of the impact of AI on fundamental rights;
transparency about the results of the impact assessment through public meaningful summaries,
participation of affected end-users, especially if in a position of vulnerability;
involvement of independent public authorities in the impact assessment process and/or auditing mechanisms."
Preventive detention reserved for exceptional circumstances, not for mundane law and order problems: Supreme Court
A two-judge Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta also berated the Telangana police for having police officers within its ranks who are oblivious to the fundamental rights guaranteed to citizens by the Indian Constitution.
🔑 One key issue during the first meeting will be the accountability of AI deployers + the obligation for #FundamentalRights impact assessments of AI systems.
📊 EU must ensure that all deployers of high-risk AI systems conduct & publish a fundamental rights impact assessment before the system is put into use.
During this process, AI deployers should also meaningfully engage civil society and the people affected
Other key issues civil society is paying close attention:
🚔 Rules on the police’s use of AI tech for #surveillance in the #AIAct. This tech is often used for harmful & discriminatory surveillance and to infringe on our #HumanRights.
💼 Pushing back on #BigTech's attempts to undermine the #AIAct. Letting companies decide if their AI systems are high-risk would compromise the legislation. The process to decide which systems are ‘high-risk’ must be clear, objective and without loopholes!
There must be limits on harmful and discriminatory #surveillance by law enforcement using AI systems. This means bans on:
👁️all remote biometric identification in public
❌ AI systems in migration used to curtail migration
🛑 discriminatory AI like predictive policing systems
When AI systems are used for law enforcement and migration control, there is an even higher risk of harm and violations of fundamental rights, especially for already marginalised communities.