Exin Exam PDPF Topic 1 Question 75 Discussion

Actual exam question for Exin's PDPF exam

Question #: 75
Topic #: 1

A natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal dat

a. Which role in data protection is defined here?

AThird party

BProcessor

CController

DSupervisory authority

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Suggested Answer: C

Controller: Correct. The controller determines the purpose and means of the processing. (Literature: A, Chapter 1; GDPR Article 4(7))

Processor: Incorrect. The controller determines the purpose of the processing, the processor works on the controller's instructions.

Supervisory authority: Incorrect. The supervisory authority monitors and enforces compliance with the GDPR requirements.

Third party: Incorrect. A third party has no role in determining the purpose of the processing. Any party that determines the purpose would become a new controller.

by Carey at Oct 21, 2024, 11:12 PM

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18 days ago

I think the answer is C) Controller. That definition sounds like the entity in charge of the data processing.

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Ressie

15 hours ago

I agree, the controller is the one who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

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Lorean

24 days ago

What role in data protection is defined here?

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