# Recital (43)

> This regulation applies to all AI systems placed on the market or put into service within the European Union.

## Introduction

The placing on the market, putting into service, or use of AI systems that create or expand facial recognition databases through untargeted scraping should be prohibited.

## Content

The placing on the market, the putting into service for that specific purpose, or the use of AI systems that create or expand facial recognition databases through the untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage, should be prohibited because that practice adds to the feeling of mass surveillance and can lead to gross violations of fundamental rights, including the right to privacy.

## Official source
- [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689#rct_43)