Ch.10 Protecting Personal Data and Privacy Regulation
Question
Which data categories get special GDPR protection?
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Answer
Data revealing race, politics, religion, union membership, genetics, biometrics for ID, health, sex life, or sexual orientation.
Processing these categories is generally prohibited unless a specific exception applies.
GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Deep dive
Special category data: the Article 9 list and its exam traps
Data revealing race, politics, religion, union membership, genetics, biometrics for ID, health, sex life, or sexual orientation. The exam trap is assuming any sensitive data is special category — only the Article 9 list counts.
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