Official documentation
Art. 4 GDPR: Definitions
gdpr-info.eu (Intersoft Consulting), 2016
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- What it is
- The definitions article of the GDPR, including personal data and biometric data.
- How much weight it carries
- A faithful reproduction of the regulation text, not the Official Journal itself.
Facts taken from this source
- The GDPR defines biometric data as personal data from specific technical processing of a person's physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics that allows or confirms the unique identification of that person.
“‘biometric data’ means personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data” (Article 4(14))
- The GDPR defines personal data as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
“‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person” (Article 4(1))
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