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Automated decision-making must be disclosed without revealing trade secrets, EU court opinion says

By Matthew Newman ( September 12, 2024, 15:23 GMT | Insight) -- An individual’s right to information about automated decision-making means that a data controller must provide “concise, easily accessible and easy to understand” information under EU data protection rules, according to an opinion for the bloc's top court. The advocate general said that the disclosure of the information on profiling must be balanced against the protection of the rights and freedoms of others, which includes the protection of trade secrets.An individual’s right to information about automated decision-making means that a data controller must provide “concise, easily accessible and easy to understand” information under EU data protection rules, according to an opinion for the EU's top court today....

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