Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer plans to use automatic facial recognition at 134 railway stations and 14 airports, according to a news report published on 3 January. However, an alliance between civil society and politicians has called for the banning of this surveillance technology. EURACTIV Germany reports.According to DER SPIEGEL, Seehofer plans to equip 134 train stations and 14 airports with cameras capable of automatically identifying people in crowds in a bid to expand Germany's automatic facial recognition system.Although the ministry has not officially confirmed the measures, a government spokesman, asked by EURACTIV, stated that an amendment to the Federal Police Act was planned to provide the police with “improved technical possibilities and, where possible and reasonable, extended responsibilities”.And the corresponding draft law should currently be the subject of “internal governmental coordination”.
Germany faces opposition to face recognition plan
