UK Sets New Codes for Facial Recognition and Biometrics
New codes of practice will apply to UK businesses that use facial recognition and biometric tools. Biometrics are body-based identifiers such as face or fingerprint data. The report gives few details beyond the rules being coming, so readers should watch for the full guidance.
Quick glossaryMLex, Codes of practice, Biometrics
- MLex
- A regulatory news and analysis service that tracks laws and rule changes affecting businesses and governments around the world.
- Codes of practice
- Official guidance written by a regulator that explains how organisations should follow the law in practice.
- Biometrics
- Physical traits such as a person's face, fingerprint or iris, used by computers to recognise who that person is.
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