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Biometric Governance, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. Definitions and conditions for biometric identification, categorisation, remote identification, and selected prohibited or high-risk uses. Definition of biometric data and restrictions on special-category processing and automated decisions. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Definition
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Applied scope: Definitions and conditions for biometric identification, categorisation, remote identification, and selected prohibited or high-risk uses. Definition of biometric data and restrictions on special-category processing and automated decisions.
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Evidence and exact locators
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) — Article 3 definitions; Article 5 prohibited practices; Annex III high-risk uses. Establishes: Definitions and conditions for biometric identification, categorisation, remote identification, and selected prohibited or high-risk uses.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) — Articles 4(14), 9 and 22; Recital 51. Establishes: Definition of biometric data and restrictions on special-category processing and automated decisions.
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What does Biometric Governance mean in this bounded context?
Biometric Governance, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. Definitions and conditions for biometric identification, categorisation, remote identification, and selected prohibited or high-risk uses. Definition of biometric data and restrictions on special-category processing and automated decisions. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this definition answer?
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) (OJ L, 12 July 2024), at Article 3 definitions; Article 5 prohibited practices; Annex III high-risk uses, supports definitions and conditions for biometric identification, categorisation, remote identification, and selected prohibited or high-risk uses. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4 May 2016), at Articles 4(14), 9 and 22; Recital 51, supports definition of biometric data and restrictions on special-category processing and automated decisions.
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