Law note · Portugal
GDPR Article 9, Special Categories of Personal Data as Applied in Portugal
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(1) classifies biometric data processed for unique identification as a special category. No Lei 58/2019 provision adding a distinct national biometric-specific derogation was identified in this pass; Lei 58/2019's own additions are concentrated in automated-decision rights and the CNPD's disapplication practice rather than a biometric-specific chapter.
No Portugal-specific voiceprint or faceprint case, deliberation, or regulatory guidance was located; this is recorded as an absence in this pass's search, not a confirmed absence in Portuguese law.
What it asks of an app
- Ground the processing of any biometric identifier of a person in Portugal, including a faceprint or voiceprint captured for unique identification, on a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 9(2) condition such as explicit consent.
When LexLint raises it
Declared activities: processes_biometrics, processes_voice
Primary source: Official Journal text, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679