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CRITICAL · 80CONFIDENCE · 75

Iran's Acquisition of Facial Recognition Technology from Russia

Tehran, Iran13 days ago·Negative
SourcesLe Monde in EnglishFrance 24

An investigation has uncovered that an Iranian company secretly acquired the Russian surveillance software FindFace and resold it to various entities within the Iranian regime. This revelation highlights the collaboration between Iran and Russia in the domain of surveillance technology.

Impact Assessment

80

CRITICAL

Critical — high-severity event with significant regional or international consequences

Humanitarian70
Economic30
Security80
Political75
Confidence: 75/100 — reported by multiple independent sources

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Le Monde in English

Iranian GovernmentRussian Federation

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