PDPF Exam Dumps : Privacy and Data Protection Foundation

In its Article 5, which deals with the Principles relating to the processing of personal data, paragraph 1, the GDPR describes:

1. Personal data shall be:

adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed

(«data minimisation»);

Article 5 mentions all GDPR principles for processing personal data.

The data minimization principle refers to the purpose of the law that only the data that is required for processing should be collected.

This is also favorable to businesses. The less data is collected, the less likely violations are to occur and consequently the impacts also decrease.

Confidentiality violation. Incorrect. GDPR uses the term personal data breach. Not every data breach is a confidentiality violation.

Personal data breach. Correct. This is the definition of a personal data breach. (Literature: A, Chapter 5; GDPR Article 4(12))

Security breach. Incorrect. GDPR uses the term personal data breach. Not every security breach is a data breach. Not every data breach is a personal data breach.

Security incident. Incorrect. GDPR uses the term personal data breach. Not every security incident is a data breach.

The GDPR is functional law in all member states of the EEA. Some Articles allow for member states law to provide for more specific rules. Correct. The GDPR is European law but the Regulation does not exclude Member state law that sets out the circumstances for specific processing situations. (Literature: A, Chapter 1; GDPR Recital 10)

The GDPR is a recommendation of the European Commission that EEA countries’ law authorities improve their laws on the protection of personal data. Incorrect. An EU recommendation is not binding. The GDPR is a functional European law in all member states.

The GDPR sets out minimum conditions and requirements. Member states need to pass national laws to meet these minimum requirements. Incorrect. This is the description of an EU Directive.