What is sensitive personal data?
Sensitive data (or “Special categories” of personal data as it’s called in GDPR) is information that requires additional protection as the processing or mishandling of this data could result in a greater risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals.
Sensitive personal data is data revealing
- racial or ethnic origin
political opinions
religious or philosophical beliefs
trade union membership
processing of genetic data
biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person
data concerning health
data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation