Salta Mayor to implement facial recognition for municipal staff attendance

Salta Mayor Emiliano Durand is preparing to implement facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of municipal employees. The initiative, driven by the General Treasury Coordination, has an official budget of $66,871,000. The project is currently in the contracting phase and is not yet operational.

The measure has raised concerns regarding worker privacy, the security of personal identity data, and the potential for technical errors to result in unfair labor consequences. Questions remain regarding how the administration will protect sensitive biometric information and ensure employees can contest errors in the system.

In a related development, MAVITEC SRL, a new technology company owned by María Cristina Saravia Arquati and Mateo Roberto Marengo, has been formally authorized to develop and commercialize biometric identification, facial recognition, and video surveillance systems in Salta. The company's scope includes providing security solutions for government agencies and public spaces.