Sweden’s Data Protection Authority has issued its first fine for violations of the European Unions General Data Protection regulation. A school in Skellefte, a northern region in Sweden, tested the facial recognition and artificial intelligence system on 22 students between September and December of 201 for three weeks. The municipality could have faced a 1 million ($1.1 million) penalty under the European Data Protection Board. The school’s use of the technology was an unlawful processing of sensitive biometric data under GDPR. The fine comes at a time when the use of facial recognition technology is raising privacy concerns worldwide.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/facial-recognition-use-triggers-gdpr-fine-a-12991