Statewatch‘Predictive’ policing tools in France are flawed, opaque, and dangerous.
A new report from @LaQuadrature, now available in English as part of a Statewatch-coordinated project, lays out the risks in detail.
The report finds that these systems reinforce discrimination, evade accountability, and threaten fundamental rights. La Quadrature is calling for a full ban—and we support them.
📄 Read more and access the full report: https://www.statewatch.org/news/2025/may/france-flaws-and-injustices-of-predictive-policing-laid-bare-in-new-report/
Statewatch | France: Ban on predictive policing needed
As part of a European initiative coordinated by Statewatch, La Quadrature du Net has published an English translation of its report on the state of predictive policing in France. In light of the information gathered, and given the dangers these systems carry when they incorporate socio-demographic data as a basis for their recommendations, La Quadrature calls for a ban.