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Legitimate-interest assessment (LIA)

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The documented three-step test for relying on legitimate interests: a lawful, precise and present interest; processing necessary for it; and a balance not overridden by people's rights and reasonable expectations 1. Kept as a versioned artefact that points each mitigation at the control implementing it.

Developed in
ch. 19, Legitimate interests and the three-step test
Chapters
ch. 19, Privacy & AI
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

2 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Sources

  1. [1] Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models (three-step legitimate-interest test; anonymity test and evidence). European Data Protection Board. 2024-12-17. https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-12/edpb_opinion_202428_ai-models_en.pdf (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Legitimate-interest assessment (LIA). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/legitimate-interest-assessment-lia. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026legitimateinterestassessmentlia,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Legitimate-interest assessment (LIA)}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/legitimate-interest-assessment-lia}
}