The Purpose of Processing Personal Data: Theoretical and Practical Legal Aspects

The article is devoted to the study of the important category ‘purpose of personal data processing,’ as well as issues of its use in applying the principles of personal data processing and their protection. The special signifi cance of this category is shown in relation to the process of choosing a specifi c legal basis for processing, as well as for identifying the features of the legal regime of certain personal data (using the example of biometric data). The author also examines the specifi cs of formulating the purpose of processing personal data in the notifi cation of the beginning of processing, the operator’s policy regarding data processing and protection, as well as specifi c and contextual consent to data processing. The article concludes that it is necessary to take a more fl exible approach to formulating the purpose of processing in each of these cases in order to protect the rights and interests of individuals.

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