The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a biometric recognition enforcement notice against Serco Leisure (Serco Leisure enforcement notice) for their unlawful use of facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Serco Leisure enforcement notice order [...]
Biometric data is information collected on body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics through biometric technologies like facial recognition or fingerprint scanners. The purpose of this collection is surveillance. As biometrics fast become more popular, countries like the USA [...]
When are photos biometric data under data protection law? This is a hot question at the moment because data protection laws attach stricter principles to the processing of biometric data which falls under sensitive data. Biometric photos are processed [...]
Yesterday, the European Commission (the executive branch of the EU) published its proposed AI regulations and plan. Together, they alert the world to the EU’s approach to regulating AI and implementing the legal framework. They also lay the foundation for [...]
