(35) ‘biometric identification’ means the automated recognition of physical, physiological, behavioural, or psychological human features for the purpose of establishing the identity of a natural person by comparing biometric data of that individual to biometric data of individuals stored in a database;
Art. 3(35): biometric identification
Art. 3(35), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
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