Rights & Ethics
Automated decision-making (including profiling)
Decisions by automated systems that may affect individuals' rights.
Definition
Processing performed by algorithms that makes or substantially informs decisions about individuals with limited human intervention; the guidance treats such processing (including profiling) in light of Article 22 GDPR and highlights obligations where decisions have legal or similarly significant effects.
Related Terms
Algorithmic decision‑making
Automated or semi‑automated processes that produce decisions or profiles....
Legal or similarly significant effects
Outcomes that materially affect an individual's rights or opportunities....
automated decision
Decision affecting rights made without substantive human intervention....
Data processing
Any operation performed on personal data....
Automated decision-making system
Systems that process data to make predictions, recommendations, or decisions....