I think it is generally based against discrimination and not focused on something extreme as a state organized Holocaust. Also GDPR does not care about this. For the GDPR these are just attributes which should be protected.
A core rule of data privacy is to restrict yourself to the necessary information you need. Religion like sexual orientation is rarely justifiable why it is collected at all.
A core rule of data privacy is to restrict yourself to the necessary information you need. Religion like sexual orientation is rarely justifiable why it is collected at all.