[MyData & Open Data] existing legal frameworks of biometrics

Thu Apr 3 19:17:39 UTC 2014

howdy,

there is a lot of pre-existing legal frameworks existing upon which to build:

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
as amended by Protocols No. 11 and No. 14
http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/005.htm
article 8 is of utmost interest in this regard

Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic
Processing of Personal Data
http://www.conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/108.htm

The need for a global consideration of the human rights implications of
biometrics
http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/XRef/X2H-DW-XSL.asp?fileid=17968&lang=en

Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July
2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy
in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic
communications)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0058:en:HTML

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October
1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of
personal data and on the free movement of such data
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0046:EN:HTML

this one also provides the definition for personal data (for your convenience
copied here):
> (a) 'personal data' shall mean any information relating to an identified or
> identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable person is one
> who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to
> an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his physical,
> physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity;

cheers,s
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