Privacy group challenges Ryanair’s use of facial recognition

Digital rights group NOYB has filed a complaint against Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers. The complaint alleges that Ryanair is infringing on customers' data protection rights by using facial recognition for identity verification when booking through online travel agents and directly on its website or app.

NOYB, a European non-profit group led by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, lodged the complaint with Spain's data protection agency on behalf of a complainant who booked a Ryanair flight through the …

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