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====Legislation and governmental Action==== Biometrics are considered personal information/data under multiple laws * [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] in the [[European Union]] became law in 2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-07 |title=What is GDPR, the EUβs new data protection law? |url=https://gdpr.eu/what-is-gdpr/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=GDPR.eu |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[General Personal Data Protection Law|LGPD]] in [[Brazil]] became law in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=L13709 |url=https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2018/lei/l13709.htm |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=www.planalto.gov.br}}</ref> * [[Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013|Protection of Personal Information Act]] in [[South Africa]] came into force in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2013 |title=Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 |url=https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/3706726-11act4of2013popi.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206032139/https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/3706726-11act4of2013popi.pdf |archive-date=6 December 2021 |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> * [[Personal Data Protection Act (Sri Lanka)|Personal Data Protection Act]] in [[Sri Lanka]] implementation started in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personal Data Protection Act |url=https://parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/6242.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102035842/https://parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/6242.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> =====United States===== The United States does not have a nationwide data privacy law that includes biometrics. Several states and local governments, led by the Illinois [[Biometric Information Privacy Act]], have legislation regarding biometric data.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=The basics, usage, and privacy concerns of biometric data |url=https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/insights/articles/the-basics-usage-and-privacy-concerns-of-biometric-data |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=legal.thomsonreuters.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]] has also taken actions to protect biometric data including against [[Facebook]] in 2019, charging they misrepresented their uses of facial recognition technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=FTC Warns About Misuses of Biometric Information and Harm to Consumers |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-warns-about-misuses-biometric-information-harm-consumers |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Federal Trade Commission |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-24 |title=FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebook |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Federal Trade Commission |language=en}}</ref>
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