Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 10/17/2013

Subject: The Court affirmed that including fingerprints in passports is lawful. Although the taking and storing of fingerprints in passports constitutes an infringement of the rights to respect for private life and the protection of personal data, such measures are nonetheless justified for the purpose of preventing any fraudulent use of passports.

Parties: Michael Schwarz

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing - Personal data: consent - Personal data: access - Personal data: rectification - Personal data: independent authority

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