Digital fingerprints on ID cards – no violation of the right to privacy, says Belgian Constitutional Court
On 14 January 2021, the Belgian Constitutional Court delivered a judgment on the legality of the integration of the digital format of two fingerprints in ID cards, introduced through Article 27 of the Belgian law of 25 November 2018.
After a balancing of interests, the Court ruled that the inclusion of digital fingerprints on ID cards does not violate the fundamental right to respect for private life, thereby providing clarity on a heavily criticized matter and setting an important precedent.
