Article 10: Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences
Praxikon tracks Article 10 (Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences) under the GDPR, alongside the EU AI Act, citing the source for every statement.
Chapter IIIn force since 25-05-2018
Official text
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Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures based on Article 6(1) shall be carried out only under the control of official authority or when the processing is authorised by Union or Member State law providing for appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Any comprehensive register of criminal convictions shall be kept only under the control of official authority.
Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Official text, reproduced without modification.
Cross-references
Connections
What connects to Article 10 GDPR
Case law
- Legal Newsdesk Sweden: paid online publication of criminal convictions is in principle not journalism, national exemptions may not switch off the GDPR
2026-07-09 · final, Hof van Justitie van de EU (Vijfde kamer), ND tegen Legal Newsdesk Sweden AB (voorheen Garrapatica AB)
Enforcement and fines
- Formal warning to the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science not to put the CABR war archive online and searchable
2024-11-26 · final, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens