Israel issues draft guidelines on biometric data collection in the workplace

Israel’s privacy watchdog has published a draft document outlining guidelines and rules organizations and businesses should keep in mind when using biometric systems to monitor employee attendance at the workplace.

The Collection and Use of Biometric Data at the Workplace policy paper was published by the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) in July as a response to increasing privacy concerns about biometric identification technology used for access control and supervising work hours. The public can submit their comments on the …

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