Google and Microsoft disagree on EU’s proposed facial recognition ban

Technology giants Microsoft and Google have taken opposite views on the European Union’s (EU) proposed a temporary ban on facial recognition, with the leaders of the two companies expressing their respective opinions. The European Commission had drafted an 18-page white paper, laying out its plan for facial recognition technology regulation. This was leaked, and published by EURACTIV.

EU’s plans for facial recognition tech

The EU white paper, apart from suggesting a five-year moratorium on public use of facial recognition, also featured other regulatory options for artificial intelligence (AI), such as voluntary labelling, sectorial requirements for public administration and facial recognition, mandatory risk-based requirements for high-risk applications, safety, liability and governance, BBC reported.