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Datatilsynet (Denmark) — Sporting Health Club
August 20, 2024 · Denmark
Datatilsynet held a fitness centre could obtain valid consent for facial-recognition access control because alternatives existed, but criticised the specific consent obtained from a complainant wrongly told no alternative existed.
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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