# Lawfulness of processing 6(e) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (6(e)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-10-06. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6#par-4-pnt-e
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Part of **Lawfulness of processing** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6).

## Provision text

### 6(e)

the existence of appropriate safeguards, which may include encryption or pseudonymisation.


## Topics on this provision

- **Security** — https://overview.legal/topics/beveiliging
  Technical and organizational measures to protect personal data
- **Encryption** — https://overview.legal/topics/encryption
  Encryption and cryptographic measures
- **Pseudonymization** — https://overview.legal/topics/pseudonymization
  Processing data in a pseudonymized manner
- **Anonymization** — https://overview.legal/topics/anonimisering
  Irreversible removal of identifying information from data

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **OGH - 6Ob148/25w** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/353918
- **OGH - 6Ob148/25w** ¶54 (case-law, Austrian Supreme Court (for Civil and Criminal Matters)) — https://overview.legal/posts/353918
- **hier** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50413

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