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automated decision-making

noun/ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd dɪˈsɪʒn ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal or similarly significant effects on the data subject.

Article 22 restricts solely automated decision-making that materially affects individuals, such as automated loan refusals.

Topic: Data protection & privacy in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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