Brazil’s data authority weighs in on facial recognition at stadiums

A technical note published by Brazil’s national data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), provides guidance on how the biometric Safe Stadium Project can remain in compliance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

Announced in a release on the ANPD’s website, the note lists actions to ensure the safeguarding of personal data to be processed or shared through proposed facial recognition systems at stadiums. The government says the biometric tool will be used …

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