Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement
Guidelines on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement
More and more law enforcement authorities (LEAs) apply or intend to apply facial recognition technology (FRT). It may be used to authenticate or to identify a person and can be applied on videos (e.g. CCTV) or photographs. It may be used for various purposes, including to search for persons in police watch lists or to monitor a person's movements in the public space. FRT is built on the processing of biometric data , therefore, it encompasses the processing of special categories ...