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By BBC World Service

Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro

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Published March 15, 2022 4:00pm

A number of Brazilian civil rights organisations have filed a civil lawsuit against a company operating the São Paulo metro and their use of facial recognition technology. They are calling for an immediate suspension of the technology as well as compensation for moral damages to the rights of passengers, however the company denies they are using the technology for facial recognition.

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