Recital 14
The notion of ‘biometric data’ used in this Regulation should be interpreted in light of the notion of biometric data as defined in Article-4, point (14) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article-3, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Article-3, point (13) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Biometric data can allow for the authentication, identification or categorisation of natural persons and for the recognition of emotions of natural persons.