A school in Sweden has been fined $20,000 for using facial recognition to keep attendance in what is Sweden's first GDPR fine. Notably, the fine is also the EU's first GDPR fine for facial recognition, adding some clarity to use of the technology in the GDPR era.
In this post, we examine the fine and its impact, including:
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*** *** ***** ****'* unclear **** *** ******* DPA's ****** ** ******* there *** * ************ camera ** *** ********* recording *** *** ********, or ** ******-******* **** system **** ********** **** student ************ (*** ******* via * ****** *********** terminal):
******: ** *'** **** added ** *** ****, the **** *** **** appealed ** *** ****** on ********* *,********* ** ** *******************, * ******* ***** for ***** ***** ********, which ****:
*** ******** *********å'* ******** to ******. ** **** be ** *********** ** deepen *** ******* *** Data ************'* ******** *** conclusions. ** ******** ******** and ******* ** *** members' ******* *** ****** development ** * ******* age, ********* *********,******** ** *** ********** of ************ ** ***.
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Comments (22)
John Honovich
**** * ******* ****** providing **** ******* ** this ******:
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John Honovich
*** ******* ***** ******* interviewing *** ** ******* of *** ******, *** ********:
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Daniel McKimm
**** **** ** ** are ********* ** ** that ********** *** ****** its ********** ** *** GDPR **** *** ********** Consumer ******* *** ** the ***** ** *** FCC’s *********** ** *** Neutrality **** *** ********* of *** **** **** Internet *****. *’* *** saying ****** ** ***** laws *** *** ‘** all’ ‘*** ***’ ******** toward ******** *** ****** privacy **********, *** ** least **** *** ** and ********** ********** ***** was ** ***** *** both *** ****** **** faith ******* ****** ********** address *** ****** ******* protection.
**** ** ********** ** more ******* ****** ********* Net ********** *** *** current ***’* ******* ** acknowledge, *** ***** *******, the ******’* ****** ********* Internet ******. *** ******* FCC, ***** *** ************ of **** ***, ****** Verizon ******, *** ******* developed * ******* **** of ******* ** ****** the **************, ******* *********, redlining, ********, **********, **** prioritization (“************** *** *** purposes ** ****** *****, not *** ****** ****** or *** *********** ********”), and **** ****-****** — “the ******** ** ********* certain ***** ** ******* from ******** ******* * data *** (***** ***** an ********* ******* *** ISP *** *** ********)” to ******** *** **** Open ******** ***** ***** the ****** *** ************ Tom *******.
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Skip Cusack
***** ** ** **** Face *** ** ****** among ********** ** *** fact **** *** ********* signal, ****** *** ****, is ****** ** ******* 24/7. ** **** ** would ** ********** ** it ****'*.
** *** *** ****** about **** *******? *** iris *** ******, **** protection ***** *****. *** isn't * **** ******* taken *** ********' **********? License? ******** ** ************ all *** ****? **** is *** ***** ** penalties *** *** ************ data ** ******** ** safeguard?
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Salvatore D'Agostino
****, ** *** **** place */* *** ********* of *** ********** ***** identified *** ***. **** most ***** ********** ***** is ******* * ***** interaction. **** ***** ** another *** ***** ** could ** **** */* user ******* ** *** taking *****. **** ** why ****** *** ************ about *** ****** ** surveillance *******. *** **** issues ***** ** *** use ** ******** ****, including **********, ** ** just *** **** **** the ** *** **** can **** ********* *********** realities. ** **** **** opt-in ***** **** ****** as ****'* * **** in *** ******* **** assessment.
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Salvatore D'Agostino
*** ********* ** **** sure *** ****** **** in*****
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Charles Rollet
******: ** *'** **** added ** *** ****, the **** *** **** appealed ** *** ****** on ********* *,********* ** ** *******************, * ******* ***** for ***** ***** ********, which ****:
**** **** ***** **** and ****** **** ** is *******.
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