Facial recognition in school renders Sweden’s first GDPR fine | European Data Protection Board

The Swedish DPA has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK (approximately 20 000 euros) for using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of students in school. A school in northern Sweden has conducted a pilot using facial recognition to keep track of students’ attendance in school. The test run was conducted in one school class for a limited period of time. The Swedish DPA concluded th