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A wide variety of information, including ‘sensitive’ informationmay be extracted, , deduced or inferred from biometric information, even without the knowledge of the persons concerned, to categorise those persons. This may lead to unfair and discriminatory treatment, for example when a service is denied because somebody is considered to be of a certain race. AI-based biometric categorisation systems for the purpose of assigning natural persons to specific groups or categories, relating to aspects such as sexual or political orientation or race, violate human dignity and posesignificant risks to other fundamental rights , such as privacy and non-discrimination. They are therefore prohibited by Article 5(1)(g) AI Act.