EU states urged to ‘go beyond’ AI Act to protect people from abusive surveillance
Advocates are calling on EU member states to adopt stronger national protections against surveillance than what the EU AI Act requires, arguing the legislation's baseline does not go far enough to shield people from abusive monitoring.
Why this matters: The AI Act was supposed to be the world's toughest AI law. But civil society groups are already saying it leaves too much room for surveillance that can harm real people. Member states can set stricter rules if they choose. Most probably will not. That gap between what the law allows and what people actually need is where the damage tends to happen. Watch which countries step up and which ones quietly do the minimum.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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