The board of the European Data Protection (EDPB) has issued an opinion on the use of technology and the recognition of faces at the airport, following a request from the regulator on privacy. The authority highlighted the risks to be important in relation to the processing of biometric data, which must always be under the control of the user.
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Your use of the recognition of the face, was there at the airport in order to speed up the passing through the control points of the security. The opinion of the EDPB has to do with compliance with the provisions of the various GDPR (General Regulation on Data Protection), including those related to the principle of the act of security, the principle of integrity and confidentiality, data protection by design and by default, the safety and security of the treatment.
The committee emphasizes, first of all, that there is no legal obligation uniform in order to verify if the name on your boarding to the passenger matches the name on your id. So, if it is not provided for the verification of the identity of a passenger in the document, the official, verified, should not be made, nor the knowledge, to the face, since this will lead to the development of overuse of the computer.
Regardless of the method used for data storage and processing require the permission of sharp. The only solution as to match with the items mentioned above are those that provide for the evaluation of biometric data from a user, or a database, to a centralized, with the key kriptografik in the hands of the user.
Solutions, which include the use of the new computer, or to a database of choice, without giving the user the key to the operation are not compatible. As it underlines the President of the Anu Talus, the following options can lead to serious consequences, including identity theft:
It is important to take into account the fact that biometrics are particularly vulnerable, and that the design of the can to create significant risks for individuals. The technology of recognition of the face, it can lead to adverse false, prejudice, and discrimination. Misuse of biometric data, it can also have serious consequences, such as fraud, identity or imitation. Therefore, we call upon the lines of the air and the operators of the airport to choose the most less intrusive to simplify the flows of passengers and whenever it is possible. According to the EDPB, the individuals should have control over the maximum, over their own data, biometric.
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