The French government, hand in hand with the private tech sector, has harnessed the legitimate need for increased security as grounds to deploy technologically advanced surveillance and data-gathering tools. Its surveillance plans, including controversial AI video surveillance, required changes to laws to be deemed legal.
Authorities have described the Olympics as the 'world's largest security operations outside of war.' AI systems, wiretapping, geolocation tracking, and audio data capture will be used for extensive surveillance during the Games to mitigate security risks.
Increased surveillance is seen as a response to credible threats, with new AI video surveillance systems and traditional tools like wiretapping and data collection being leveraged under provisional decrees for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The deployment of pervasive surveillance and information-gathering tools, such as AI video surveillance, wiretapping, and data collection, is driven by the need to address security risks surrounding the global event, leading to changes in legal frameworks.
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