Use of facial-imaging software for anti-fraud measures is legal, Minister says

The use of facial imaging software by the Irish Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detect potential identity fraud is “compliant with the law”, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has said responding to parliamentary questions.

The Minister said the EU regulation “clarifies that the processing of certain personal data, such as photographs, should not systematically be considered as biometric data unless such personal data is processed through a specific technical means allowing the unique identification or authentication of a natural person”.

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