Links

• Greek
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e1488-1-1
  • https://www.lawspot.gr/nomikes-plirofories/nomothesia/gdpr/arthro-9-genikos-kanonismos-gia-tin-prostasia-dedomenon?lspt_context=gdpr
• English
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e1489-1-1
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e2051-1-1
• German
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e1508-1-1
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e2066-1-1
• French
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0679
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e1559-1-1
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679&qid=1692179527868#d1e2097-1-1

Sensitive Personal Data

Some categories of data are considered sensitive by the General Data Protection Regulation, also known as the GDPR (for more information check out the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Union), since they are related to fundamental freedoms and rights which merit specific protection by law.

What will we touch on in this post?

• What is sensitive personal data?
• What is the specific regulatory framework for Sensitive Personal Data?
• Νational legislation

What is sensitive personal data?

According to the GDPR, the following are considered sensitive data:

• Racial or ethnic origin
• Political opinions
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Trade-union membership
• Genetic and Biometric data (processed solely to identify a human being)