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FLEXI-cross at the ethical and societal implacations of security technolgies in border management workshop
The purpose of the workshop was to explore the legal, societal, technological, and operational perspectives, including the AI Act’s influence and privacy concerns and ethical integration in technology, in addition to the practical challenges faced by end users.
The workshop aimed to foster collaboration, identify key ethical principles, and propose actionable solutions to enhance compliance with societal values in border management operations.
The FLEXI cross-session focused on the following:
a comprehensive risk assessment, which was performed on the modules of the project toolkit to ensure compliance with ethical and legal standards. This assessment aimed to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential risks associated with the deployment and use of the FLEXI-cross toolkit in relation to the rights and freedoms of citizens while crossing borders.
The evaluation of the benefits of each module to better reflect the trade-off between the potential positive outcomes of the use of the FLEXI-cross toolkit against the potential negative consequences towards travellers’ fundamental rights, freedoms, and safety.
During the presentation, the main hazards linked to the use of innovative border-checking solutions were shown, and also the mitigation strategies aimed at reducing these risks were presented.
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