In a decision rendered on 30 December, 2024, the Conseil d’État (Council of State) dismissed the appeal made by four associations against Decree 2023-283 on the use of drones by law enforcement agencies.  The Conseil d’État has reversed its position and authorised law enforcement agencies to use drones.  It stated that the existing legal framework guaranteed compliance with the requirements for the protection of personal data and privacy as laid down by national and European law.

The use of facial recognition technologies for criminal investigation purposes has been under the spotlight for many years in France and in the European Union. In this article accepted for publication in the European Review of Digital Administration & Law, T. Christakis & A. Lodie discuss a major decision issued last year by the French Conseil d’Etat.

On August 30th, 2022, the Conseil d’Etat (French Council of State) released a report, commissioned by former Prime Minister Jean Castex on June 24th, 2021, proposing a landscape of AI technology deployed in the public sector, which examines the technical, operational, ethical and legal aspects of this issue.