Using facial recognition technology to prevent and fight crime

This paper attempts to answer the question of whether or not the use of facial recognition technology to prevent and, as the case may be, combat crime contravenes the Constitution/European Convention on Human Rights. In this sense, the case of Glukhin v. Russia is analyzed, in which the European Court of Human Rights established that the use of facial recognition technology in criminal trials generates an interference with the right to private life.

As for the justified character of the interference, it is inevitable to ensure a fair balance between the goal pursued and the rights of the person. The solution may differ from case to case. However, it is certain that neither the Constitution nor the European Convention on Human Rights prohibit, per se, the use of facial recognition technology in criminal proceedings.