( October 6, 2026, 10:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Two Spanish municipalities that are planning AI-enabled video surveillance have been told they must justify the use of each feature of the systems, assess their data protection risks and build in safeguards before they are used, the country's privacy regulator said. In a statement, the Spanish Data Protection Authority, or AEPD, said one project involved facial detection or recognition, while the other included searches for people by appearance.Statement follows in Spanish. ...
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