Data Protection Law & Regulation Flashcards
Personal Data
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Sensitive Personal Data
Subset of personal info; usually requires additional safeguarding of its collection, use, and disclosure
Pseudonymized Data
A unique code or pseudonym is used as a temporary solution to protecting info.
It is reversible.
Subject to EU data protection laws
Anonymous Data
Not related to an identified or an identifiable natural person aka unidentifiable
Not protected by the GDPR
Data Processing
Any operation performed on data
Controller
An organization or individual that decides how and why personal data is processed
Data Processor
An organization or individual that processes information on behalf of the data controller
Data Subject
An individual about whom the data is processed
Territorial Scope
- Processing of personal data when a controller or processor established in the EU (regardless of whether or not the actual processing takes place in the EU).
- Processing the personal data of data subjects in the EU relating to offering goods or services or monitoring behaviour in the EU (where the controller or processor is not established in the EU).
- Processing of personal data by a controller not established in the EU but in a place where member state law applies by virtue of public international law.
Material Scope
Activities covered by the GDPR
Processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means
And to the processing of personal data other than by automated means which form part of a filing system
Exclusions to Material Scope
(Processing not regulated by the GDPR)
- Activities outside of the scope of EU law: for example national security activities.
- Law Enforcement and Public Security
- Purely personal or household activities.
Organizations that are not established in the EU that monitor behavior will be subject to the GDPR when:
The behavior being monitored occurs within the EU
GDPR Processing Principles
Article 5
Lawfulness, Fairness and Transparency of Processing Purpose Limitation Data Minimization Accuracy Storage Limitation Integrity and Confidentiality Accountability
Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
GDPR processing principle:
Data subjects must be aware of the fact that their personal data will be processed, including how the data will be collected, kept and used, so they can make informed decisions
Purpose Limitation
Principle that requires collecting and processing personal data for the specified purpose only