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Profiling

nounverified·updated May 13, 2026

Measuring the characteristics of expected activity so that changes to it can be more easily identified.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

General Data Protection Regulation

‘Profiling’ means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal information, as further defined by regulations pursuant to paragraph (16) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.185, to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person and in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

Wordset Dictionary

recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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automated profilingbehavioral profilingpersonal dataprocessing
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