Augmented Reality in Law Enforcement from an EU Data Protection Law Perspective: The DARLENE Project as a Case Study

Augmented reality (AR) is gaining popularity given its ability to blend the digital and physical worlds, amplifying human capabilities and improving the performance of tasks. In the law enforcement domain, a promising application is AR combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to improve situational awareness by enabling the optimal and timely delivery of crucial information during tactical decision-making. These technological advances create great opportunities for the fight against crime and terrorism, but they also raise a plethora of legal and ethical concerns. This paper aims to contribute to the growing literature on AI in criminal justice by examining AI-based AR solutions in law enforcement through the lens of EU data protection law. Focus is placed on three major issues, namely data minimisation, processing of special categories of data and automated decision-making. The analysis is concretised by looking at a specific project in this field, the EU-funded Deep AR Law Enforcement Ecosystem (DARLENE) project, to illustrate the possible implications.

Jaar van publicatie:2021

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