Reuse of data in new contexts beyond the purposes for which it was originally collected has contributed to technological innovation and reducing the consent burden on data subjects. One of the legal mechanisms that makes such reuse possible is purpose compatibility assessment. In this paper, I offer an in-depth analysis of this mechanism through a computational lens. I moreover consider what should qualify as repurposing apart from using data for a completely new task, and argue that typical purpose formulations are an impediment to meaningful repurposing. Overall, the paper positions compatibility assessment as a constructive practice beyond an ineffective standard.

翻译：在超出原始收集目的的新情境中重新利用数据，促进了技术创新并减轻了数据主体的同意负担。使这种再利用成为可能的法律机制之一是目的兼容性评估。本文通过计算视角对此机制进行了深入分析。此外，本文探讨了除将数据用于全新任务之外，何种情况应被视为重新利用，并论证了典型的目的表述方式阻碍了有意义的重新利用。总体而言，本文将兼容性评估定位为一种超越无效标准的建设性实践。