120+ data protection authorities agree facial recognition principles

01/11/2022 | Biometric Update

Representatives from over 120 data protection authorities (DPAs) and regulators committed to a framework for using personal data with facial recognition at the 44th Global Privacy Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey. The facial recognition resolution is based on six core principles that should only be deployed where there is a clear legal basis. The organisation deploying the technology needs to establish "its reasonableness, necessity and proportionality." In addition, human rights assessments are to be conducted so that the use of the technology is transparent to the surveilled persons, and "clear and effective accountability mechanisms … with respect for data protection principles."

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