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Autoridade Nacional de Protecao de Dados (ANPD) — 23 football clubs (stadium facial recognition)
February 18, 2025 · Brazil
ANPD opened inspections and issued a preventive measure against 23 football clubs over facial-recognition/biometric systems for ticketing and stadium entry, requiring transparency and impact reports on minors' biometric data within 20 business days under the LGPD.
Key takeaway — how to prevent this
Biometric data (faces, iris, fingerprints) needs an explicit lawful basis or consent. Scraping or capturing it without one is unlawful across the EU/UK and many US states (e.g. Illinois BIPA) — and draws the largest fines.
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