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Exin Exam PDPF Topic 7 Question 58 Discussion

Actual exam question for Exin's PDPF exam
Question #: 58
Topic #: 7
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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?

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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.


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Kizzy
6 months ago
I agree, Controller is the main decision-maker when it comes to processing personal data.
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Franchesca
6 months ago
So Controller is the one who determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
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Ashanti
7 months ago
I think Controller is responsible for deciding how and why personal data is processed.
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Hayley
7 months ago
The role defined here is the Controller.
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William
8 months ago
Controller
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Jacquelyne
8 months ago
Which role in data protection is defined here?
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