Only data that is requi­red for the spe­ci­fic pur­po­se in ques­ti­on may be pro­ces­sed. The­r­e­fo­re, this prin­ci­ple must be strict­ly appli­ed espe­ci­al­ly when coll­ec­ting data.

The more data you store about peo­p­le, the grea­ter the risk that the peo­p­le con­cer­ned may suf­fer a dis­ad­van­ta­ge as a result. When­ever you store data, you have to put yours­elf in the posi­ti­on of the peo­p­le affec­ted and con­sider whe­ther you want someone else to store such data about you. Pro­files about peo­p­le can be crea­ted quick­ly, espe­ci­al­ly from their com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on and sur­fing beha­vi­or, and the­se pro­files may be cor­rect, but they may also be incorrect.

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