Premessa 91
Recital 91
(91) Dan għandu b’mod partikolari japplika għal operazzjonijiet ta’ pproċessar fuq skala kbira li huma maħsuba biex jipproċessaw ammont konsiderevoli ta’ data personali fil-livell reġjonali, nazzjonali jew supranazzjonali u li jistgħu jaffettwaw għadd kbir ta’ suġġetti tad-data u li x’aktarx jirriżultaw f’riskju għoli, pereżempju, minħabba s-sensittività tagħhom, fejn skont l-istat tal-għarfien teknoloġiku miksub tintuża teknoloġija ġdida fuq skala kbira kif ukoll għal operazzjonijiet tal-ipproċessar oħra li jirriżultaw f’riskju għoli għad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet tas-suġġetti tad-data, b’mod partikolari fejn dawk l-operazzjonijiet jagħmluha aktar diffiċli għas-suġġetti tad-data biex jeżerċitaw id-drittijiet tagħhom.
Valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq il-protezzjoni tad-data għandha ssir ukoll fejn id-data personali tiġi pproċessata għat-teħid ta’ deċiżjonijiet dwar persuni fiżiċi speċifiċi wara kwalunkwe evalwazzjoni sistematika u estensiva tal-aspetti personali relatati ma’ persuni fiżiċi bbażata fuq it-tfassil ta’ profili bbażati fuq dik id-data jew wara l-ipproċessar ta’ kategoriji speċjali ta’ data personali, data bijometrika, jew data dwar kundanni kriminali u reati jew miżuri relatati ta’ sigurtà.
Valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq il-protezzjoni tad-data hija bl-istess mod meħtieġa għall-monitoraġġ ta’ żoni aċċessibbli għall-pubbliku fuq skala kbira, speċjalment meta jintuża apparat elettroniku ottiku jew għal kwalunkwe operazzjonijiet oħra fejn l-awtorità superviżorja kompetenti tqis li x’aktarx l-ipproċessar jirriżulta f’riskju għoli għad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet tas-suġġetti tad-data, b’mod partikolari minħabba li ma jippermettux lis-suġġetti tad-data jeżerċitaw dritt jew jużaw servizz jew kuntratt, jew minħabba li jsiru b’mod sistematiku fuq skala kbira.
L-ipproċessar ta’ data personali m’għandux jitqies li huwa fuq skala kbira jekk l-ipproċessar jikkonċerna data personali minn pazjenti jew klijenti minn tabib individwali, professjonist ieħor tal-kura tas-saħħa jew avukat individwali.
F’tali każijiet, valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq il-protezzjoni tad-data m’għandhiex tkun obbligatorja.
(91) This should in particular apply to large-scale processing operations which aim to process a considerable amount of personal data at regional, national or supranational level and which could affect a large number of data subjects and which are likely to result in a high risk, for example, on account of their sensitivity, where in accordance with the achieved state of technological knowledge a new technology is used on a large scale as well as to other processing operations which result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, in particular where those operations render it more difficult for data subjects to exercise their rights.
A data protection impact assessment should also be made where personal data are processed for taking decisions regarding specific natural persons following any systematic and extensive evaluation of personal aspects relating to natural persons based on profiling those data or following the processing of special categories of personal data, biometric data, or data on criminal convictions and offences or related security measures.
A data protection impact assessment is equally required for monitoring publicly accessible areas on a large scale, especially when using optic-electronic devices or for any other operations where the competent supervisory authority considers that the processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, in particular because they prevent data subjects from exercising a right or using a service or a contract, or because they are carried out systematically on a large scale.
The processing of personal data should not be considered to be on a large scale if the processing concerns personal data from patients or clients by an individual physician, other health care professional or lawyer.
In such cases, a data protection impact assessment should not be mandatory.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.