Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2023/2062(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas virtual worlds have not yet been widely taken upregulated by law, although their deployment in a number of use cases in various sectors has raised general awareness and has attracted the attention of public authorities;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that recent research has shown that VR sensor data is as uniquely identifiable as a fingerprint scan and can be used to infer a variety of attributes such as age, gender, income, ethnicity, origin, health status and disability status; believes that this raises significant ethical concerns that should not be disregarded; stresses that part of addressing these ethical concerns around the collection of vast amounts of personal data, including biometric data, is to guarantee that consent for the collection of such data is not obtained only at the time of entry to the virtual world, but for each use case in line with the purpose limitation principle laid out by the GDPR;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention, in particular, to the serious infringements of users’ right to privacy that could occur within the metaverse;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that avatars do not have, and nor should they have, legal personality, so any issues regarding their legal capacity, rights, obligations and liabilities needs to be addressed with reference to the natural or legal persons using them; considers that, as the metaverse evolves and becomes more complex, careful consideration should be given to the appropriateness of granting a specific legal status to avatars;