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Spain fines Mobile World Congress 200,000 euros for facial recognition use
May 8, 2023, 3:40 p.m. | Masha Borak
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One of the largest technology fairs in the world is facing a fine for using remote biometric tech in violation of European data privacy laws.
The organizer of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, GSMA, will have to fork out 200,000 euro (around US$220,700) after deploying a facial recognition system that allows visitors to access the venue, according to a decision by the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD).
The system which collects biometric data from visitors was installed in …
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