QuestionQ7

Privacy Operational Lifecycle: Respond

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in which circumstance does a data subject have the right to require that their data be erased without undue delay?

  • A When the data subject is a public authority.
  • B When the erasure is in the public interest.
  • C When the processing is carried out by automated means.
  • D When the data is no longer necessary for its original purpose.
Explanation

GDPR Article 17(1)(a), the right to erasure, applies when personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. Processing necessary for a task in the public interest may be an exception to that right.

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