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Remote biometric identification system

An AI system that identifies people without their active involvement, typically at a distance, by comparing them against a reference database. The decisive words are "active involvement".

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand
Payload hash (sha256): 7c72e1b3c6b064394fd0d86cfbe44bc02d19b83bb6de7e8bc5b790de3ed19eb7

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Praxikon, "Remote biometric identification system", praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 7c72e1b3c6b064394fd0d86cfbe44bc02d19b83bb6de7e8bc5b790de3ed19eb7

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Application date: 1 August 2024
Topics: definitions

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

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Source
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- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(41)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
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  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer
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  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

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Article 3(41) defines a remote biometric identification system as an AI system for the purpose of identifying natural persons, without their active involvement, typically at a distance, through the comparison of a person's biometric data with the biometric data contained in a reference database.
- Locator: Article 3(41)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

The hinge is whether the person actively participates. An employee placing a finger on a reader or presenting their face to gain entry is actively involved: that is biometric verification within the meaning of point 36, not remote identification. A camera that silently matches passers-by against a database does fall within scope, and such systems are high-risk under Annex III, point 1 in any event, with all attendant obligations from 2 December 2027. Vendors often sell this as "smart access control", while the reference database and the absence of cooperation are what actually decide the classification.
- Locator: Article 3(41)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

For every camera or biometric system, establish and document two things: is there a reference database behind it, and does the person actively cooperate. Those two answers determine whether you land in Annex III and whether the Article 5 prohibition comes into play.
- Locator: Article 3(41)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

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Reference

Praxikon, "Remote biometric identification system",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 7c72e1b3c6b064394fd0d86cfbe44bc02d19b83bb6de7e8bc5b790de3ed19eb7,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Adefinition%3Adefinitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand@1.0.0 (sha256 7c72e1b3)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-definition-definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Remote biometric identification system},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 7c72e1b3c6b064394fd0d86cfbe44bc02d19b83bb6de7e8bc5b790de3ed19eb7},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-systeem-voor-biometrische-identificatie-op-afstand},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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