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What is the importance of the Treaty of Rome (1957) on the Data Protection Directive and the
GDPR? - CORRECT ANSWER-Allowed the Data Protection Directive and GDPR to be setup as
harmonization for European member states.
How many member states in the European Union? - CORRECT ANSWER-28 member states
What is the European Economic Area composed of? - CORRECT ANSWER-EU member states +
Iceland + Liechtenstien + Norway
What are the key characteristics of the Data Protection Directive? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Places
obligations on member states
- Is transposed into 28 national laws in the EU
- Differs across member states
- Formed the Article 29 Working Party
In what ways is the GDPR different from the Data Protection Directive? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
GDPR:
- is directly applicable and enforceable as law
,- provides one set of data protection rules for all
- allows member states a degree of tailoring
- forms the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)
What are the special categories of personal data? - CORRECT ANSWER-- racial origin
- ethic origin
- political opinions
- religious beliefs
- philosophical beliefs
- trade-union membership
- genetic data
- biometric data
- health data
- sex life
- sexual orientation
(- crimnal convictions and offences can only be processed by authorities with safeguards)
What is a supervisory authority? - CORRECT ANSWER-A Data Protection Authority (DPA) - an entity
appointed to enforce privacy or data protection laws and regulation in a particular jurisdiction.
What is the definition of data processing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Any operation or set of operations
which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated
means.
What are the GDPR data processing principles? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Lawfulness, fairness, and
transparency of processing
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimization and proportionality
- Data quality and accuracy
- Storage limitation
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Accountability
, What are the two types of scope needed for the GDPR to apply? - CORRECT ANSWER-- territorial
scope
- material scope
When is territorial scope satisfied? - CORRECT ANSWER-GDPR applies if a controller or processor:
(1) is established in the EU,
(2) offers goods or services to EU residents,
(3) monitors behavior of EU residents,
(4) is outside the EU, but EU member state law applies
Companies without presence in the EU need to comply!
What is outside the material scope of the GDPR? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Activities outside the scope
of EU law
- Investigating and detecting crimes
- Law enforcement, national security, and defense
- Purely personal or household activities
What are the lawful bases for processing data? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Consent
- Contract
- Legal obligation
- Vital interests
- Public interest or official authority
- Legitimate interests
What are the requirements for consent? - CORRECT ANSWER-- Freely given
- Clearly distinguishable
- Intelligible
- Unambiguous
- In clear and plain language
- Invalid if clear imbalance between controller and data subject
- Service of contract cannot be conditional upon consent