The Belgian privacy authority has fined the Brussels airports in Zaventem and Charleroi for carrying out temperature checks on passengers.
The airports began screening passengers’ temperatures in 2020 in a bid to root out individuals with coronavirus.
In a statement on Monday, the country’s privacy authority said that the screening had violated privacy rules, fining the airports at Zaventem and Charleroi €200,000 and €100,000 respectively.
The privacy authority said that despite the public health emergency, the airports had failed to identify a legal basis to process people’s temperatures, which is considered sensitive information under EU law. The authority had previously warned that the practice may not be legal.
Brussels Zaventem airport did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Brussels Charleroi airport could not be reached for comment.
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