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Opinions can be Incorrect! In our Opinion. On the accuracy principle in data protection law

Year: 2025

Type: preprint

Abstract: The GDPR contains an accuracy principle, as most data privacy laws in the world do. In principle, data controllers must ensure that personal data they use are accurate. Some have argued that the accuracy principle does not apply to personal data in the form of opinions about data subjects. We argue, however, from a positive law perspective, that the accuracy principle does apply to opinions. We further argue, from a normative perspective, that the accuracy principle should apply to opinions.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.23848

Authors: Hallinan, Dara, Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen

Institutions: FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Digitalization, Law, and Regulation

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3125417618

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