The article at the Flemish tv [0] has a little more background (also in Dutch, but often they create specific English versions for this kind of articles, which can take some time [1]). They mention 4 reasons for the forced stop:
- There was no prior study about possible the privacy implications.
- No approval was asked before the project started although such an approval is mandatory under GDPR.
- Some changes in law are needed to allow to keep such a database. Current laws only permit licence plate databases.
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The article at the Flemish tv [0] has a little more background (also in Dutch, but often they create specific English versions for this kind of articles, which can take some time [1]). They mention 4 reasons for the forced stop:
- There was no prior study about possible the privacy implications.
- No approval was asked before the project started although such an approval is mandatory under GDPR.
- Some changes in law are needed to allow to keep such a database. Current laws only permit licence plate databases.
- There were too many false positives.
[0] https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/09/20/politie-mag-geen-aut...
[1] https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/