EU considers temporary ban on facial recognition in public spaces The EU’s new leadership announced it would initiate legislation for AI technology within its first 100 days in office. By JANOSCH DELCKER AND BJARKE SMITH-MEYER 1/16/20, 6:33 PM CET Updated 1/17/20, 2:37 PM CET European Union leaders are considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces for up to five years until safeguards to mitigate the technology's risks are in place, according to a draft document obtained by POLITICO. https://www.politico.eu/pro/eu-considers-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition... (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))