Sweden authorises the use of facial recognition technology by the police

Sweden’s data protection authority has approved the use of facial recognition technology by the police, to help identify criminal suspects.

According to the Swedish authority, the processing and storage measures comply with Sweden’s Crime Data Act and the EU’s Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (GDPR).

The decision is controversial following successive bans of this technology in US cities. The technology is widely used in China.

Source: Sweden authorises the use of facial recognition technology by the police | New Europe