Judgment 58703/21

Applicant name USKOV AND OTHERS
Applicant type natural person
Number of applicants 20
Country Russia
Application no. 58703/21 58747/21 58762/21 59029/21 59554/21 61203/21 450/22 866/22 1805/22 44513/22 46152/22 46155/22 46199/22 46752/22 46754/22 48290/22 48306/22 48502/22 48535/22 50599/22
Date 16/05/2024
Judges María Elósegui, President,
 Mattias Guyomar,
 Kateřina Šimáčková
Institution Court
Type Judgment
Outcome Art. 8 Violation
Reason mini-judgment
Type of privacy Informational privacy
Keywords Facial recognition
Facts of the case Art. 8 (2) – restrictions on the right to private life of participants in public assemblies – use of facial recognition technology for the identification of the applicant as a participant of a rally and his subsequent conviction (raised on appeal)
Analysis
Other Article violation? 5, 6 and 11
Damage awarded 5000 (1 applicant)
Documents Judgment