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Facial popularity in faculties ends up in Sweden’s first GDPR fantastic

The Swedish Knowledge Coverage Authority has fined a municipality in northern Sweden €19,000 for the use of facial popularity to observe the attendance of scholars
The Swedish Data Protection Authority has fined a municipality in northern Sweden €19,000 for using facial recognition to monitor the attendance of students

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Author: Thenextweb

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