ECtHR – JUDGEMENT OF 04.12.2008, S. AND MARPER V. THE UNITED KINGDOM, 30562/04 AND 30566/04 – ARTICLE 8 ECHR – PRIVATE LIFE – INTERFERENCE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY – THE LIMITS OF PROCESSING OF BIOMETRIC DATA OF NON CONVICTED PERSONS Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) declared in its judgement for the case of S. and Marper v. the United Kingdom of 4 December 2008 that the systematic and indiscriminate retention by public authorities of fingerprints, cellular samples and DNA profiles of individuals who have not been convicted constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), as it is an ...