Law note · Latvia
Personal Data Processing Law Article 25(2), Special Categories in Latvia
cite Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, Art. 25(2); Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art. 9
stage In effect
since 2018-07-05
reviewed 2026-08-24
Article 25(2) of the Personal Data Processing Law, read directly at likumi.lv, restates General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9's special-category list and its own biometric-data term mirroring GDPR Article 4(14)'s definition (processing necessary for unique identification). It carries no illustrative list, enumeration, or named example distinguishing facial recognition from voice data or any other biometric modality.
No Latvia-specific narrowing or widening of the biometric category beyond the GDPR baseline was found in this provision.
What it asks of an app
- Ground the processing of any biometric identifier of a person in Latvia, including a faceprint or voiceprint captured for unique identification, on a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(2) condition such as explicit consent, under Personal Data Processing Law Article 25(2).
When LexLint raises it
Declared activities: processes_biometrics, processes_voice
Primary source: likumi.lv, Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, Art. 25(2), fetched and read directly