Map of the AI Act
Face comparison at the border gate: verification or identification
The map shows what hangs off this object: who carries the duty, what it calls for, what it is evidenced by and what it rests on. Click an object and it becomes the new centre.
On a small screen the map reads as a path rather than as a network.
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Face comparison at the border gate: verification or identification
An automated border gate uses biometric facial recognition to compare a traveller’s face with the photo in the passport chip. The same camera could technically also compare against a law-enforcement database, and exactly that difference decides whether this biometrics is high-risk.
relates to
Read at 27 Jul 2026. What did not yet apply on that date is not shown here. The Digital Omnibus enters into force: the requirements for high-risk systems move back and article 4 takes its current wording.