Map of the AI Act
Face comparison at the border gate: verification or identification
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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.
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