The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled law enforcement storing biometric information for someone convicted of a crime indefinitely is against the spirit of the law. The court called for national legislation to require data controllers to periodically review stored data and decide whether it is still needed, and also give people the chance to have that data erased.
CJEU rules police should not indefinitely store biometric data
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