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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10946
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) jha

Fingerprints in passports is lawful

Brussels, 18/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - Although the taking and storing of fingerprints in passports constitutes an infringement of the rights to respect for private life and the protection of personal data, such measures are nonetheless justified for the purpose of preventing any fraudulent use of passports and they are therefore lawful under EU law, ruled the European Court of Justice in Case C-291/12 on 17 October, in response to a question from the administrative court in Gelsenkirchen...

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