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CNDP (Morocco) All public and private bodies (sector-wide)

August 30, 2019 · Morocco

By Deliberation D-194-2019 the CNDP imposed a moratorium on facial-recognition technology from 2 September 2019, suspending any authorisation for its use pending a governance framework (later extended).

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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