QuestionQ17

Privacy Program Framework

Which statement is true regarding the scope and authority of data-protection oversight authorities?

  • A The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada has the right to impose financial sanctions on violators.
  • B All authority in the European Union rests with the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
  • C No one agency officially oversees the enforcement of privacy regulations in the United States.
  • D The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Privacy Frameworks require all member nations to designate a national data protection authority.
Explanation

The United States has no single official agency that comprehensively enforces privacy regulations. Privacy enforcement is distributed among federal agencies, state authorities, and sector-specific legal regimes.

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