From wiretapping to geolocation data collection: AI mass surveillance for the Paris Olympics draws privacy concerns

Globally, critics claim that France is using the Olympics as a surveillance power grab and that the government will use this ‘exceptional’ surveillance justification to normalize society-wide state surveillance.

The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watching. Artificial intelligence systems will be watching, too.