EDPS preliminary comments on three Communications from the Commission on border management

The comments focus on those measures raising data protection concerns, in particular the creation of an entry/exit system that would include the recording of travellers’ information, the use of biometric data and possibly the creation of a large-scale EU database to store these data. The EDPS emphasizes that, although driven by a legitimate goal - i.e. making EU borders more secure while facilitating travel for bona fide travellers - the proposed measures demand careful scrutiny as they involve large processing operations of personal data, with significant privacy intrusions.

Source : http://www.edps.europa.eu

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EDPS preliminary comments on three Communications from the Commission on border management