No facial recognition in supermarkets, says Dutch data watchdog

No facial recognition for supermarkets but yes for nuclear power plants: The Netherlands’ data watchdog has published a guide explaining in which cases facial recognition can be used.

In the document, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), or DPA, lays out the most common legal questions related to facial recognition technology and processing biometric data.

The agency reiterated that introducing facial recognition tech into supermarkets would be a breach of Dutch privacy laws. The issue was raised in …

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