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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9629

27 March 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EDPS wants biometric exemptions for children and elderly

Brussels, 26/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 26 March, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx adopted an opinion in which he recommends further exemptions from giving fingerprints, particularly for children and the elderly. The EDPS opinion is based on the Commission proposal to revise the 2004 regulation that sets minimum standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents. Currently, the proposal is that children under the age of six...

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