# EU prohibited-AI rules begin applying as Commission guidance clarifies biometric-surveillance boundaries

Date: 2025

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## Drivers

- Digital surveillance state expansion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/surveillance-state-expansion

## Sources

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## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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