All 99 Articles Chapter 2: Principles
Sensitive data — health, race, religion, sexual orientation, biometrics, political opinions and more — is processing-prohibited by default, unless a specific exception (such as explicit consent) applies.
Key points
- Special-category data gets heightened protection.
- Processing needs both an Article 6 basis and an Article 9 condition (e.g. explicit consent).
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