Processing Data on Racial or Ethnic Origin for Antidiscrimination Policies: How to Reconcile the Promotion of Equality with the Right to Privacy?

Ringelheim, Julie

doi:10.2139/ssrn.983685

Cited by 10 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As racial and ethnic identity do not correspond to a 'biological truth', it is believed that it is up to the individuals to decide to which group they correspond, and the practice of collecting data on the basis of self-declared affiliation is generally encouraged, in line with the notion of individual selfdetermination. On this subject, see: Ringelheim (2006).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inaccuracy as a privacy-enhancing tool

Fuster

2009

Ethics Inf Technol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The accuracy principle is one of the key standards of informational privacy. It epitomises the obligation for those processing personal data to keep their records accurate and up-to-date, with the aim of protecting individuals from unfair decisions. Currently, however, different practices being put in place in order to enhance the protection of individuals appear to deliberately rely on the use of 'inaccurate' personal information. This article explores such practices and tries to assess their potential for privacy protection, giving particular attention to their legal implications and to related ethical issues. Ultimately, it suggests that the use of 'inaccurate' data can potentially play a useful role to preserve the informational autonomy of the individual, and that any understandings of privacy or personal data protection that would tend to unduly limit such potential should be critically questioned.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inaccuracy as a privacy-enhancing tool

Fuster

2009

Ethics Inf Technol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In order to achieve this in the era of data and technology boom, they need to possess certain control when it comes to information concerning them. This is understood as an (individual) informational self-determination This concept of "informationelle Selbstbestimmung" was developed by the German Federal Constitutional Court in its landmark Census case 19 . Relying on the principle of human dignity and free development of personality, this court stressed out the importance of individual autonomy which must be safeguarded by the states through enabling individuals to participate in the processing of their data.…”

Section: Privacy At Risk?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Combating discrimination through Big Data – future of equality?

Sakolciová

Máčaj

2020

open-series

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The paper aims firstly to assess the future of anti-discrimination measures and policies, above all through the lens of ethnic data utilization. The question posed is not only whether massive collection and usage of such data is viable in relation to its result, but also whether such ethnic data collection is an obligation incumbent upon state authorities, in international and European human rights protection systems in particular. On the other hand, this article aims to compare existence of such obligation with the existing standards on right to privacy and implications for this right stemming from such use of Big Data. The negative impact resulting from such obligation in this regard could weigh heavily on protection of personal data, currently one of the main concerns throughout Europe and the EU.

show abstract

“…Furthermore, many objections, be they political or emanating from civil society, have recently arisen with respect to the relevance of collecting such data. Legislations and institutions dealing with data protection forbid, under certain conditions, the collection of sensitive data such as ethnic and racial origins (Ringelheim and De Schutter 2010 ).…”

Section: Enumeration and Identity Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%