Far-Right Gov’t Advances Bill to Legalize Widespread Use of Facial Recognition Tech
A ministerial panel voted on Monday to lend cabinet support to a far-right government-sponsored bill to legalize usage of facial recognition cameras placed in public spaces across Israel, including the police, the army, the Shin Bet and the Mossad. The legislation, is backed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and racist National Security Minister Itamar Ben…