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AlgorithmWatch: Georgia's interior ministry uses sanctioned Russian facial recognition system

June 29, 2026

AlgorithmWatch says Georgia's Interior Ministry uses Polyface, a facial recognition system developed by the sanctioned Russian company Papillon AO, to identify and monitor protesters.

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AlgorithmWatch: Georgia's interior ministry uses sanctioned Russian facial recognition system

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