MWC’s organizer slapped with GDPR fine over biometrics ID checks due diligence

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MWC’s organizer slapped with GDPR fine over biometrics ID checks due diligence

Conferences and other in-person events rushing to impose facial recognition on attendees in Europe without doing the necessary due diligence over data protection risks beware: The organizers of the global connectivity industry shindig, Mobile World Congress (MWC), which takes place annually in Barcelona, have been fined €200,000 (~$224k) by Spain’s data protection watchdog over a breach […]

MWC’s organizer slapped with GDPR fine over biometrics ID checks due diligence by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

MWC’s organizer slapped with GDPR fine over biometrics ID checks due diligence

2023-05-09 05:04

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