Automated decision-making
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
Automated decision-making - Fully automated processing, including profiling, that has a legal or similarly significant effect, generally prohibited under the GDPR.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, Automated decision-making comes up under Chapter 14: The GDPR and International Privacy Issues.
Automated decision-making in context
- Many federal and state laws grant rights of control: ==access, correction, deletion, portability, against automated decision-making, and nondiscrimination==. (Responding to User Requests and Consumer Rights)
- The ==right against automated decision-making== exists everywhere except ==Utah==. (Opt-Out Rights - Sales, Targeted Advertising, Automated Decisions)
- The GDPR grants individuals control through rights to be informed, access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and freedom from automated decision-making. (Data Subject Rights: Overview and Handling Requests)
Where Automated decision-making is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
Related terms
- Right to data portability
- Right to object
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