DSCI certified Privacy Professional DCPP-01 Exam Questions

1. APEC privacy framework envisages common principles such as Notice, Collection limitation, Use Limitation, Access and Correction, Security/Safeguards, and Accountability.

But it differs from the EU Data Protection Directive in which of the below aspect?

2. A multinational company with operations in several parts within EU and outside EU, involves international data transfer of both its employees and customers. In some of its EU branches, which are relatively larger in size, the organization has a works council. Most of the data transferred is personal, and some of the data that the organization collects is sensitive in nature, the processing of some of which is also outsourced to its branches in Asian countries.

Which of the following are not mandatory pre-requisite before transferring sensitive personal data to its Asian branches?

3. A multinational company with operations in several parts within EU and outside EU, involves international data transfer of both its employees and customers. In some of its EU branches, which are relatively larger in size, the organization has a works council. Most of the data transferred is personal, and some of the data that the organization collects is sensitive in nature, the processing of some of which is also outsourced to its branches in Asian countries.

For exporting EU branch employees’ data to Asian Countries for processing, which of the following instruments could be used for legal data transfer?

4. A multinational company with operations in several parts within EU and outside EU, involves international data transfer of both its employees and customers. In some of its EU branches, which are relatively larger in size, the organization has a works council. Most of the data transferred is personal, and some of the data that the organization collects is sensitive in nature, the processing of some of which is also outsourced to its branches in Asian countries.

For the outsourced work of its customers’ data processing, in order to initiate data transfer to another organizations outside EU, which is the most appropriate among the following?

5. With reference to APEC privacy framework, when personal information is to be transferred to another person or organization, whether domestically or internationally, “the ______________ should obtain the consent of the individual and exercise due diligence and take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient person or organization will protect the information consistently with APEC information privacy principles”.

6. From the below listed options, identify the new privacy principle that is being advocated in proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation?

7. Which of the following statements are true about the privacy statement of an organization?

8. With respect to ‘Data Minimization’ privacy principle, please select the correct statements from the following:

9. Which of the following privacy principle deals with informed consent of the data subject before sharing the personal information (of the data subject) to third parties for processing?

10. For negligence in implementing and maintaining the reasonable security practices and procedures for protecting Sensitive Personal Data or Information (SPDI) as mentioned in Section 43A and associated rules under IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, a corporate entity may be liable to pay compensation of up to___________

11. ’Challenging Compliance’ as a privacy principle is covered in which of the following data protection/ privacy act?

12. Which of the following is not required by an organization in US, resorting to EU-US Safe Harbor provisions, to transfer personal information from EU member nation to US?

13. Please select the incorrect statement in context of “Online Privacy”:

14. Complete the sentence:

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) of US regulates the privacy practices adopted by financial institutions, requiring them to provide adequate security of the customer records. It lays various obligations on the financial institutions but allows such financial institutions to share the non-public information of customers (after properly notifying their consumers in a manner mentioned in the Act) with

15. Companies based in EU and willing to transfer data outside the EU/EEA, use model contracts as an instrument.

Which of the following statements are true in reference to above statement?

16. After the rules were notified under section 43A of the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, a clarification was issued by the government which exempted the service providers, which get access to/processes Sensitive Personal Data or information (SPDI) under contractual agreement with a legal entity located within or outside India.

Which privacy principle provisions notified under Sec 43A were exempted for the service providers?

17. Select the element(s) of APEC cross border privacy rules system from the following list:

i. self-assessment

ii. compliance review

iii. recognition/acceptance by APEC members

iv. dispute resolution and enforcement

Please select correct option:

18. A ministry under government of India plans to collect citizens’ information related to their education, medical condition, economic status, caste and religion.

As per the privacy requirements mentioned under Sec 43A of IT (Amendment) Act, 2008, the citizens’ ‘Consent’ would be mandatory for which of the following elements before their collection?

19. Which of the following legislations/ guidelines do not cover the concept of trans-border data flow?

20. XYZ is a successful startup that acquired a respectable size & scale of operations in last 3 years, handling business process services for small & medium scale enterprises, largely in US & Europe. They are at the stage of closing a deal with a new banking client and working out the details of privacy related obligations in contract.

Ensuring effective enforcement of which of the below listed privacy principles is client’s accountability, even after outsourcing its loan approval process to XYZ?

I. Notice

II. Choice and Consent

III. Collection Limitation

IV. Use Limitation

V. Access and Correction

VI. Security

VII. Disclosure to third Party

Please select the correct set of principles from below listed options:

21. Which of the following categories of information are generally protected under privacy laws?

22. Effective 2013, HIPAA Omnibus rule applies to which of the following?

23. A US IT company has created a cloud based application for Canadian consumers only, with servers located in Vancouver, Canada. The application allows its users to publish their short stories, essays or e-books. The purpose of the application, i.e. literary work, is clearly stated in the terms and conditions which are mandatorily acknowledged by each user.

With respect to this application, the company must ensure compliance with:

24. XYZ & Co., an Indian hospital specialized in dealing with cancer treatment has organized a free health checkup camp for women in a specific district, after seeking due permission from competent authorities. During the camp the hospital staffs will be feeding the medical records of these women into the computer connected to hospital network system.

Does the said hospital need to notify its privacy policy to the women attending the camp and seek their consent regarding the collection and processing of such information?

25. Under which of the following conditions can a company in India may transfer sensitive personal information (SPI) to any other company or a person in India, or located in any other country?

26. Which of the following provides the legal basis for an Adjudicating Officer in every Indian state & union territory, with the powers of a civil court, to hear complaints and order compensation to the affected individuals?

27. According to IT (Amendment) Act,2008, who should designate a grievance officer to redress grievance(s) of provider of information?

28. You are part of a team that has been created by Indian government to create India’s privacy law based on recommendations in Justice AP Shah’s Report.

Which of the following provisions should be addressed in the law?

29. Which of the following privacy regulation advocates de-identification of personal information?

30. Indian constitution does not expressly provide for the “right to privacy” to its citizens.

However, there were various judicial pronouncements of the apex court which finally established the “right to privacy” as a fundamental right subsumed under Article 21 of the constitution of India. Article 21 inter alia provides and protects the __________________.