00:00This basically means that if you drop a tissue or park in the wrong spot, facial recognition can be used to identify you.
00:10The widespread use of facial recognition, even at protests, has drawn heavy criticism.
00:17Human rights organizations are particularly concerned about Hungary.
00:22In 2023, the EU passed laws regulating this kind of surveillance technology.
00:28They are meant to protect free speech and minority rights.
00:34But critics of the Hungarian government now fear those rights are at risk.
00:46If it's being used to suppress demonstrations, then this kind of mass surveillance using facial recognition technology clearly goes against the Hungarian constitution.
00:58It also violates EU data privacy laws.
01:02It also violates EU data privacy laws.
