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Coffin symbolising the "right to privacy" taken from a hearse during a symbolic action organised by Amnesty International France at Pere-Lachaise cemetery against facial recognition in public spaces. At issue are AI-powered mass surveillance measures, approved by members of parliament on an experimental basis in August 2023, as part of the Paris Olympics. "Let's not bury privacy," says Katia Roux, Freedoms Advocacy Officer at Amnesty International France, who sees this experiment as a prelude to the use of facial recognition. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES