Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves

Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves by Kiro on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @10:32AM (#19738710)

GDPR contains nothing that will prevent this.

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Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves by iagooar on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @12:29PM (#19740050)

It contains everything that will prevent this.

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Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves by alehul on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @05:20PM (#19742694)

Although I believe you're likely right, this is snarky and doesn't actually present an argument. Are you expecting to educate anyone with this comment?

As an American who isn't too familiar with GDPR, I'd like to know: Why does GDPR prevent this? Can you, being charitable in your assumptions, guess why the above commenter believes GDPR does not prevent this? Why is that argument wrong?

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Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves by Kiro on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @01:05PM (#19740455)

Please show me what part of GDPR that will prevent this.

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Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves by icebraining on Thursday April 25, 2019 @06:35PM (#19753134)

A picture of a person is personal data (Art. 4, (1)). Applying an algorithm to it in order to guess age/sex is processing it (Art. 4, (2)). Therefore, the GDPR applies and you need a lawful basis, per Article 6.

If you reply it doesn't apply because the stored information is anonymized, I quote UK's ICO:

"You should also note that when you do anonymise personal data, you are still processing the data at that point."

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