The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) sent preventive warnings (AI‑00170‑2026 and AI‑00171‑2026) to two local councils regarding planned video‑surveillance systems that use automated image analysis with AI. The agency stresses that the mere availability of AI capabilities does not justify their use and that data‑protection safeguards must be built in from design, including necessity, proportionality, DPIA and specific measures for biometric data. The warnings aim to ensure compliance before the systems become operational.
Why it matters: The action highlights the need for data‑protection‑by‑design and proportionality when deploying AI‑driven video surveillance in the public sector.
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