EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 on Processing of Personal Data through Video Devices
Section 5: Special categories of data and biometrics – EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 on Processing of Personal Data through Video Devices

EDPB Guidelines 3/2019 on Processing of Personal Data through Video Devices 5.1(a): 5.1(a) Biometrics: assess first, and know when Article 9 applies

Facial recognition and other biometrics carry heightened risks and must respect lawfulness, necessity, proportionality and minimisation; the controller should first weigh the effect on fundamental rights and look at less intrusive means. Article 9 applies when three criteria meet: physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics, a specific technical processing, and the purpose of uniquely identifying a person. Classifying people by age or gender without templates to identify them is outside Article 9, but storing templates to recognise someone again (re-entry, repeat targeting) is inside it from the start. Biometric recognition that private organisations install for their own ends will in most cases need explicit consent from everyone concerned.

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