CNIL says facial recognition trial in French high schools is illegal
The French data protection authority (CNIL) issued a non-binding opinion that a planned trial of facial recognition at two high schools in Nice and Marseille is illegal under the GDPR. The trial, approved by the South Region in December 2018, involved biometric portals to identify students. Digital rights groups, parents and teachers' unions opposed the experiment and filed a lawsuit. The CNIL stated that the system was too intrusive and that less intrusive methods could achieve the same purpose.
- Date it happened
- 2018-12-01
- Organisation involved
- South Region (Région Sud)
- Product, system or model
- Cisco facial recognition system
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