DenmarkGDPR Article 9, Special Categories of Personal Data as Applied in Denmark
Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 9
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In force since 25 May 2018.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 24 August 2026.
What it requires
- Ground the processing of any biometric identifier of a person in Denmark, including a faceprint or voiceprint captured for unique identification, on a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(2) condition such as explicit consent.
What it reaches
Excludes recording-derived identifiersNo
What this law does
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(1) classifies biometric data processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person as a special category of personal data, prohibited absent an Article 9(2) ground such as explicit consent.
No Danish statutory enumeration or illustrative list of biometric identifier types is confirmed, and none is asserted; Datatilsynet has engaged case by case with facial recognition deployments through its authorization and guidance practice, but no voiceprint specific guidance or enforcement decision was located.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Official Journal text, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679
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