can someone translate this into plain english please re Data Protection?

Question

".whether the information is biographical in a significant sense that is, going beyond the recording of [the individual's] involvement in a matter or an event which has no personal connotations."
"The information should have the [individual] as its focus rather than some other person with whom he may have been involved or some transaction or event in which he may have figured or have had an interest ."

Answer 1

The first paragraph means:-
... whether the information is detailed personal background information which is more than just how that person is involved in a given matter.
For example, if it related to a bank account then it might mean details of the person's wife and children, what car he drives, where he went to school and so on which is "beyond" the simple information that he holds a certain amount in a certain type of account.

The second paragraph means something like:-
The information should be specifically about the person themselves and not about his relatives, friends or other people that he may have had dealings with.
For example, if a man used money from his bank account to buy a car from a friend then the information stored about this transaction should be about the man and not his friend.

Answer 2

"whether the information gives factual information about a person's life, going beyond merely recording that this person played a part in some matter or event which had nothing to do with his personal life."
"The information should be centred on [the individual] rather than on some other person with whom he may have had dealings or some matter in which he may have played a part or been concerned."

In other words, the information has to be about the person himself rather than about the things or persons surrounding him and he has to be the focus of the information, rather than anyone else.

Answer 3

Essentially it is trying to define what is information of a personal nature.
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If this is all you have for a definition of what should be protected, you should just use your common sense.
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