Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Police Authorities

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2024

Speaker

Dr. Xavier Tracol is a Senior Legal Officer at EUROJUST since September 2008, specializing in EU privacy and personal data protection law. Based in The Hague, he works in the Data Protection Office, focusing on privacy law within the context of serious crime investigations. He also participates in EUROJUST's Security Committee.

Previously, from April 2000 to September 2008, Xavier worked as Appeals Counsel at the Office of the Prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He has also practiced law as an attorney at the Bar of Paris.

Xavier lectures in EU law at the University of Grenoble Alpes and regularly speaks at legal conferences and seminars on privacy and data protection. He has contributed to EU projects such as the European Informatics Data Exchange Framework for Courts and Evidence.

Xavier holds several degrees including a LLB in European Law, a LLM in Human Rights and Civil Liberties, and a PhD in Public Law. He is a member of various professional boards and has published extensively on international criminal appeal proceedings, privacy, and personal data protection in English and French. He has a particular interest in EU case law, fundamental rights, and data protection issues such as mass surveillance and data breaches.

Topic

Xavier Tracol played a pivotal role in a landmark case...