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Comment by Petar Vitanov
Bulgarian MEP, LIBE rapporteur
Fundamental rights are unconditional. For the first time ever, we are calling for a moratorium on the deployment of facial recognition systems for law enforcement purposes, as the technology has proven to be ineffective and often leads to discriminatory results. We are clearly opposed to predictive policing based on the use of AI as well as any processing of biometric data that leads to mass surveillance. This is a huge win for all European citizens.AI Verified source (2021)
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The provided European Parliament press release contains this exact quotation in the "Quote" section and explicitly attributes it to Rapporteur Petar Vitanov. The wording matches verbatim, and the page is dated 6 October 2021. ([europarl.europa.eu](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210930IPR13925/use-of-artificial-intelligence-by-the-police-meps-oppose-mass-surveillance))
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Verified via web search. Quote is from Petar Vitanov (S&D MEP, Bulgaria, LIBE rapporteur) following the European Parliament's October 2021 adoption of his report on AI use by police. The phrases "Fundamental rights are unconditional," "moratorium on the deployment of facial recognition systems for law enforcement," and "opposed to predictive policing" are all confirmed via multiple sources (Common Dreams, S&D group, TechCrunch). Source URL (europarl.europa.eu) returned 403 to me but content is independently confirmed. Vote "for" correctly aligns with statement "Ban predictive policing."
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Hector Perez Arenas
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replying to Petar Vitanov