(b) the processing involves a clear benefit to the data subject or a third party that outweighs, to a substantial degree, any interference with the privacy of the data subject or third party that could result from such processing. (2) The public interest referred to in subsection (1)(a) includes – (a) the legitimate interests of State security; (b) the prevention, detection and prosecution of offences; (c) important economic and financial interests of the State or a public body; (d) fostering compliance with legal provisions established in the interests referred to under paragraphs (b) and (c); or (e) historical, statistical or research purposes and the data controller has established appropriate safeguards against the personal data being used for any other purposes. (3) The Commission may impose reasonable conditions in respect of any authorisation issued under subsection (1). Exemption for processing of personal data for historical, statistical and research purposes 38 (1) The further processing of personal information for historical, statistical and research purposes is exempt from all of the information protection principles except – (a) the principle regulating security safeguards (b) the principle regulating information quality