QuestionQ344

Privacy Operational Lifecycle: Protect

A company’s human resources group is collaborating with its information security team to classify data in their systems as “special data” or “sensitive data”.

What is the most likely reason for the group to do this?

  • A To prepare for an upcoming regulatory audit under GDPR.
  • B To apply the organization’s data deletion standard.
  • C To develop data subject rights requests processes.
  • D To ensure the data is fully controlled and used for only authorized purposes.
Explanation

Sensitive and special-category personal data requires stronger safeguards and processing controls. Data classification lets an organization apply appropriate protections, restrict access and use, and ensure processing occurs only for authorized purposes.

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