{"id":10386,"date":"2023-07-31T08:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/noyb-files-complaint-against-ryanair-over-facial-scans\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:15:51","slug":"noyb-files-complaint-against-ryanair-over-facial-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/noyb-files-complaint-against-ryanair-over-facial-scans\/","title":{"rendered":"Noyb files complaint against Ryanair over facial scans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10386\" class=\"elementor elementor-10386 elementor-10375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d31d39b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d31d39b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7994932\" data-id=\"7994932\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e80bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92e80bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Austrian privacy foundation Noyb has filed a complaint against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryanair.com\/be\/nl\">Ryanair<\/a> with Spanish privacy watchdog AEPD. The reason for this complaint is the fact that Ryanair performs a verification process with people who have not booked directly with them where they scan their face to verify their contact information.  <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe78811 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe78811\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c8f30\" data-id=\"76c8f30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e328e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e328e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10379\" alt=\"Ryanair\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-206.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a59619b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a59619b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8a236\" data-id=\"5c8a236\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a937528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a937528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span data-contrast=\"none\">The facts  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/h4>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Spanish woman had her flight at <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ryanair <\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">booked through the online travel agency eDreams. Ryanair gave her the choice of going through the process online or at least two hours before departure. The online process would also require her to pay 0.35 euros to Ryanair and verify herself through facial recognition. Without implementing one of the two options, she would not be allowed to board the plane. Customers booking directly through Ryanair will not be affected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":225}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The data processed from customers are Biometric data and fall under the heading of special personal data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":225}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GDPR prohibits companies and organizations from processing such special personal data, other than in the exceptional cases for health purposes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ryanair says they are entitled to use facial recognition, as customers here <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">permission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">  have given for it. In order to process (special) personal data, one of the bases described in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.privacy-regulation.eu\/nl\/artikel-6-rechtmatigheid-van-de-verwerking-EU-AVG.htm\"> Article 6 of the GPDR<\/a> must be met.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bases are as follows:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":225}\"> <\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">permission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">necessity (a processing constitutes an exception to the protection of personal data and its limitations must remain within the limit of what is strictly necessary, which is no more than the application of principle of minimum data processing mentioned in Article 5.c) GDPR):<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the performance of a contract;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">legal obligation;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">protection of an individual&#8217;s vital interests;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">public interest or the exercise of public authority;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{\"335552541\":1,\"335559684\":-2,\"335559685\":720,\"335559991\":360,\"469769226\":\"Symbol\",\"469769242\":[8226],\"469777803\":\"left\",\"469777804\":\"\uf0b7\",\"469777815\":\"multilevel\"}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">pursuit of a legitimate interest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noyb accuses facial scans as misleading verification method<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noyb believes that travelers hardly give sincere consent, as the information Ryanair provides is so confusing that they often believe their booking is not valid if they do not allow the face scan to be performed. In addition, nyob makes the valid point about the necessity of the face scan since data such as your mail address is not on your face or passport.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noyb believes Ryanair introduced this verification process to discourage travelers from booking directly through them. This is because if a customer arranges their flight through another party, it means less revenue and lower profits for Ryanair. By discouraging potential customers from booking flights through other platforms, they secure their market position.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For this reason, Noyb filed a complaint with AEPD, Spain&#8217;s data protection authority. If the regulator follows Noyb&#8217;s line of thinking, the authority could fine Ryanair up to 192 million euros<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee1bc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee1bc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3233da\" data-id=\"d3233da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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