French court’s approval of Olympics AI surveillance plan fuels privacy concerns

Rights groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch call proposals a dangerous precedent' in open letter

France's top constitutional court has sanctioned the controversial use of surveillance powered by artificial intelligence at next year's Olympics in a blow to privacy campaigners.

The French court's decision came two months after the national assembly approved laws allowing for the experimental use of high-tech surveillance in a bid to head off any trouble at the Games next summer, when 600,000 people are expected to attend.