Surveillance Privacy & Compliance Checklist — Pre-Deployment

The primary compliance lead magnet for the section: a one-page printable that turns the article into an ordered, grouped pre-deployment readiness checklist with checkbox items for all nine checkpoints — purpose & lawful basis (GDPR Art. 6 + LIA), DPIA (Art. 35/36), data minimisation (Art. 5(1)(c)/25), layered notice (Art. 12/13, EDPB 3/2019), the biometric gate (Art. 9 + BIPA 740 ILCS 14/15(b) + EU AI Act Art. 5), retention & lawful deletion (Art. 5(1)(e)/17), access control & security (Art. 32,