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Biometric data open to abuse, says EU data supervisor
Biometric data employed for identification purposes could be misused and lead to "function creep", the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned. In a comment this week, the EDPS, who monitors the use of public data, said the ease with which biometric information, such as fingerprints, could be shared with other databases across the EU would leave it open to abuse
