Under Brazil’s General Law on the Protection of Personal Data, banks must allow clients to choose which security measure they prefer—thus including less invasive ways than biometrics.
Brazil is home to 37 countries that have adopted some form of face recognition technology. Over half of the initiatives—19—were launched between 2018 and 2019. The solutions are usually implemented in public security, transport, and border control.
São Paulo’s consumer rights agency Procon today (Jul 18) notified smartphone application FaceApp and technology giants Apple and Google, which control the online stores where the app is available.
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