Need for DPO

Answer:

For the purpose of your question to define “large scale” the following factors need to be considered:

- The number of data subjects concerned - either as a specific number or as a proportion of the relevant population
- The volume of data and/or the range of different data items being processed
- The duration, or permanence, of the data processing activity
- The geographical extent of the processing activity

Examples of large-scale processing could include:

- processing of patient data in the regular course of business by a hospital;
- processing of travel data of individuals using a city’s public transport system (e.g. tracking via travel cards);
- processing of real time geo-location data of customers of an international fast food chain for statistical purposes by a - processor specialized in providing these services;
- processing of customer data in the regular course of business by an insurance company or a bank;
- processing of personal data for behavioral advertising by a search engine;
- processing of data (content, traffic, location) by telephone or internet service providers

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