The Council of Europe has published new guidelines to protect personal data when individuals register to vote and when their identities need to be confirmed in order to participate in elections. The guidelines offer advice to data controllers about how to ensure voter registration and authentication systems are used in a way that respects individual privacy rights. The guidelines highlight the need to protect special categories of data such as biometrics, political opinions, and racial and ethnic origin when being used to identify someone.
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