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Comment by Matt Mahmoudi

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Researcher and adviser on artificial intelligence and human rights at Amnesty International.
Failing to enact a total ban on public biometric surveillance creates broad national security exemptions that jeopardize fundamental rights.
AI Verified (Aug 7, 2026)
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Chiara Castro, “The end of anonymous protest — How facial recognition puts democracy at risk,” TechRadar, 7 August 2026.
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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens
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AI Verified Mahmoudi calls for a total ban on public biometric surveillance because exemptions jeopardize rights; this directly supports banning government AI mass surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer “for” matches Mahmoudi’s explicit support for a total ban on public biometric surveillance, which supports this government mass-surveillance ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified TechRadar (7 Aug 2026) attributes this exact wording to Dr Matt Mahmoudi in its report on public biometric surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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