The paper explains how the definition of biometric data copied from the GDPR may hamper the regulation of emotion recognition—as defined in the proposed AI Act. A replicated definition of biometric data is suitable for biometric systems, but not emotion recognition technologies. It is because, under the proposed AI Act, ...

Technological advancements allow biometric applications to be more omnipresent than in any other time before. This paper argues that in the current EU data protection regulation, classification applications using biometric data receive less protection compared to biometric recognition. We analyse preconditions in the ...