GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Recital 76
Recitals
Recital 76
Recital 76
Assessing the Likelihood and Severity of Risk Unofficial title
The likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of the data subject should be determined by reference to the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing. Risk should be evaluated on the basis of an objective assessment, by which it is established whether data processing operations involve a risk or a high risk.
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Text as at 19 September 2026.
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