The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has issued an opinion on biometric technologies, identifying and offering guidance on how to mitigate risks when it comes to data subjects' data protection and privacy. Technological advances have allowed for cheaper storage and analysis of biometric data, including fingerprints, vein patterns and DNA. A lack of appropriate safeguards can put the data subject at risk, however, and some technologies could allow for the collection of biometric data without consent, the opinion states.
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