You will need to consider and weigh up all factors for and against the processing identified in your LIA, to decide if your interests take priority over the risks to any individuals. This is not a mathematical exercise and there is an element of subjectivity involved, but you should be as objective as possible. You must be confident that you can demonstrate that the benefit of processing justifies any risks you have identified. Where the risks are more significant or serious, a more compelling justification will be needed. If it is very difficult to determine an outcome, and you aren’t sure how best to proceed, finding another lawful basis for processing may be safest. This is because legitimate interest is not the most appropriate ground for any high-risk processing or processing not reasonably expected by the data subjects. For more information, read Legitimate interest assessments.