Data Protection and Biometric Data: European Union Legislation

Since 1995, with the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, the European Union has established minimum rules concerning the protection of personal data. It tried to reach equilibrium between the protection of fundamental rights of the individuals and the demands of security,...

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Published inBiometric Security and Privacy pp. 413 - 421
Main Authors Freitas, Pedro Miguel, Moreira, Teresa Alexandra Coelho, Andrade, Francisco Carneiro Pacheco
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2016
Springer
Springer International Publishing
SeriesSignal Processing for Security Technologies
Subjects
Biometrics
Business mathematics & systems
Ciências Sociais
Data protection
Direito
Fundamental rights
Imaging systems & technology
Pattern recognition
Personal data
Science & Technology
Sensitive data
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Summary:Since 1995, with the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, the European Union has established minimum rules concerning the protection of personal data. It tried to reach equilibrium between the protection of fundamental rights of the individuals and the demands of security, justice and economy. However, the rapid technological developments experienced since then brought to surface a completely different state of affairs. The aim of this chapter is to appraise the significance of the new legislative path taken by the European Union insofar biometric data is concerned.
ISBN:9783319473000
331947300X
ISSN:2510-1498
2510-1501
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-47301-7_16