Building on studies of the collective dimension of data protection, this article sets out to embed this new perspective in an assessment model centred on human rights (Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment-HRESIA). This self-assessment model intends to overcome the limitations of the existing assessment models, which are either too closely focused on data processing or have an extent and granularity that make them too complicated to evaluate the consequences of a given use of data.
Keywords: How to Use Enabling Technology for Human Rights, Data protection, Impact assessment, Human rights impact assessment, Ethical impact assessment, Social impact assessment, General Data Protection Regulation