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Hungarian intelligence agencies secretly used AI-powered surveillance tools, including Cobwebs Technologies' Webloc, to track hundreds of millions via smartphone ad data without consent, violating EU privacy laws. A domestic AI espionage platform, Q-VASZ, failed after significant investment. The mass surveillance raises serious privacy and legal concerns.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves an AI system explicitly described as using artificial intelligence for mass geolocation tracking. The system's use by government agencies for surveillance without user consent directly leads to violations of human rights and breaches of applicable laws protecting privacy and fundamental rights. The harm is realized and ongoing, not merely potential. Hence, it meets the criteria for an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]