Set by the law · GDPR Art. 11(1)
Processing which does not require identification
In plain English
If a controller does not need to identify the people its data are about, it does not have to collect or keep extra information just to identify them for GDPR purposes.
The official text
If the purposes for which a controller processes personal data do not or do no longer require the identification of a data subject by the controller, the controller shall not be obliged to maintain, acquire or process additional information in order to identify the data subject for the sole purpose of complying with this Regulation.
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