Authentication

Personal information

Privacy is relevant as the authentication data may reveal additional information.

  • Impact: OSINT tracking, Doxing, ID Theft, medical condition

Authentication data has personal information.

Authentication methods behavioral information

Gender, ethnicity, age, medical conditions, tracking/surveilance

It is static: cannot be changed

Behavioral information

  • Time

  • Location

  • Browser

  • IP

Best practices

Authentication data may need to handled under GDPR

  • Considered to be personal information

  • Have a justification for every data item recorded

  • Include authentication data in GDPR data requests

    • Request to be forgotten

    • Personal data request

Clear data processing practices

  • DPIA - Data Protection Impact Assessment

  • Strict management of authentication third parties

  • User consent

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