Regulation · GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679)

GDPR Article 22 explainability, automated.

GDPR didn't stop being relevant when the AI Act arrived. ShadowIQ automates DPIAs, enforces cross-border residency, and produces Article 22 explainability artifacts from signed decisions.

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What this is

GDPR for AI systems requires data protection impact assessments (Article 35), compliance with automated decision-making rules (Article 22), cross-border transfer controls (Chapter V), and data minimization (Article 5). ShadowIQ automates DPIAs, enforces residency as code, and generates Article 22 explainability artifacts.

How it fits · explainer

The crosswalk: article → control → signed evidence.

Where it hurts

You've heard this one before.

Data subject requests for AI-driven decision explanations.
Cross-border transfers to US AI services without SCCs.
DPIAs that take weeks because data is scattered.
No clear lawful basis record for AI training data.

What we do about it

Three moves.

1
Article 22 explainability, automated.
Every automated decision records model fingerprint, policy version, input hash, and output — signed. Explainability responses draft automatically for Legal approval.
2
Residency-as-code.
Pin tenants to EU regions; the gateway refuses to route to a non-adequate provider. SCCs, TIAs, and DPAs download from the trust center.
3
Data minimization at the gateway.
PII redaction means personal data doesn't leave the perimeter unless it's necessary. 'Necessary' becomes a policy, not a best-intent.

Outcomes

Numbers, not adjectives.

100%

Article 22 responses evidenced

EU regions · residency-pinned

global turnover · max fine

Full crosswalk

GDPR (AI) article → ShadowIQ control → signed evidence.

Article

Requirement

ShadowIQ control

Signed evidence

Art. 5(1)(c)

Data minimization

Gateway PII redaction

Signed redaction events

Art. 22

Automated decision making

Explainability records + HITL

Signed decision + explanation

Art. 25

Data protection by design

Policy-as-code default-deny

Signed policy posture

Art. 30

Records of processing activities

Registry + processing log

Signed ROPA entries

Art. 35

DPIA

Auto-DPIA engine

Signed DPIA artifact

Ch. V

Cross-border transfers

Residency-as-code + SCCs

Signed routing + contract

Frequently asked

Asked, answered, sourced.

Every automated decision records model fingerprint, policy version, input hash, and output — Ed25519-signed. When a data subject requests explanation, a draft response pulls from the signed record; Legal reviews before sending.

ShadowIQ supports the EU-US DPF, SCCs with TIAs, and regional deployment entirely inside EU/UK for customers that require it. Residency policies are enforced at the gateway.

Only under an adequate transfer mechanism. The gateway supports 'EU data → EU-resident provider only' as a policy — violating requests are denied and signed.