Emerging Biometric Modalities and their Use: Loopholes in the Terminology of the GDPR and Resulting Privacy Risks

• Main Authors: Bisztray, Tamas, Gruschka, Nils, Bourlai, Thirimachos, Fritsch, Lothar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 23-11-2022
• Subjects: Computer Science - Computers and Society; Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2211.12899

2021 International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest
Group (BIOSIG), 2021, pp. 1-5, Technological advancements allow biometric applications to be more
omnipresent than in any other time before. This paper argues that in the
current EU data protection regulation, classification applications using
biometric data receive less protection compared to biometric recognition. We
analyse preconditions in the regulatory language and explore how this has the
potential to be the source of unique privacy risks for processing operations
classifying individuals based on soft traits like emotions. This can have high
impact on personal freedoms and human rights and therefore, should be subject
to data protection impact assessment.