Forbidden Stories reports on FindFace in Iran: Facial recognition 'an issue' for Western democracies
France 24
by François PICARDMarch 5, 2026
François Picard welcomes Alexander Abdelilah, Investigative Journalist for Forbidden Stories who just published an investigative report on how the Iranian regime secretly acquired FindFace in 2019, a powerful facial recognition system developed by Russian company NTechLab. Mr. Abdelilah explores how this system operates both technically and politically. FindFace allows authorities to run recorded footage: from CCTV cameras, street recordings, or even social media videos, through an algorithm capable of matching a face in a crowd and tracing individuals who participate in demonstrations.
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Originally published on France 24 on 3/5/2026