On November 23rd, 2022 an article by Le Parisien, a French Newspaper, revealed that the French Government had dropped its project to deploy facial recognition to support security arrangements at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In fact, the debate on the possible implementation of facial recognition systems during the Olympic Games is part of a broader debate which divides political leaders on whether AI-driven biometric systems should be used to monitor public places.

Like Singapore, Atlanta or London, the city of Nice recently undertook a series of trials using artificial intelligence technologies.

In Europe, many countries are seriously considering the use of facial recognition technologies, with the United Kingdom leading the way