Exin Exam PDPF Topic 4 Question 45 Discussion

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Question #: 45
Topic #: 4

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The Traffic Department of a city wants to know how many cars travel daily in order to plan the number of spaces needed to implement a rotating parking system.

To do this, cameras were installed at strategic points. Through image recognition software it is possible to capture the license plate and know how many cars traveled in the city. A monthly report is issued with the average number of cars present each day.

Signs and posters were spread around the city informing drivers and citizens what is the purpose of processing and that the data will be stored for up to five years, for future comparison.

What basic principle of legitimate processing of personal data is being violated in this case?

APersonal data must be kept in a way that allows the identification of data subjects for a period not longer than necessary.

BPersonal data must be processed transparently in relation to the data subject.

CPersonal data must be processed in a way that guarantees the appropriate security of personal data.

DPersonal data must be collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes and must not be further processed for incompatible purposes.

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Suggested Answer: D

Data protection and privacy are complementary, but not the same thing.

A very repeated phrase is: ''It is possible to have security without privacy, but it is not possible to have privacy without security''.

Privacy is a right that must be protected, and Data Protection are the measures that will be used to achieve this protection.

by Fletcher at Jul 25, 2023, 07:30 PM

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Shenika

2 months ago

You know, with all this license plate data, the city could probably start a whole new business - 'License to Thrill' limo rentals. Just saying, they might be onto something here.

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Terrilyn

2 months ago

They should make sure to only use the data for what they said they would.

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Oliva

2 months ago

I agree, they are collecting data for one purpose but might end up using it for something else.

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Van

2 months ago

I think option D is being violated here.

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Christene

2 months ago

Hey, at least the city is being upfront about the surveillance. Imagine if they tried to hide it and got caught - talk about a 'traffic jam' in the courts!

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Ceola

3 months ago

Hah, this is like a real-life episode of Minority Report. The city is tracking everyone's movements for the next 5 years? Sounds like a dystopian nightmare to me. I'm giving this one to D, just to be on the safe side.

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Shenika

1 months ago

D) Personal data must be collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes and must not be further processed for incompatible purposes.

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Ronny

1 months ago

C) Personal data must be processed in a way that guarantees the appropriate security of personal data.

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Kirk

1 months ago

B) Personal data must be processed transparently in relation to the data subject.

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Jaime

2 months ago

A) Personal data must be kept in a way that allows the identification of data subjects for a period not longer than necessary.

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Shantell

3 months ago

I'm gonna go with A. Keeping that data for 5 years? That's a long time to identify individual drivers. I bet the city traffic cops are just looking for an excuse to pull people over. Where's the transparency in that?

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Graciela

1 months ago

C) Yeah, transparency is definitely lacking in this situation. They should be more upfront about how long they're keeping the data.

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Jamal

1 months ago

B) I agree, it seems like a violation of privacy to keep that data for so long.

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Rickie

2 months ago

A) Personal data must be kept in a way that allows the identification of data subjects for a period not longer than necessary.

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Roslyn

4 months ago

Definitely D. Collecting license plate data for 5 years seems way longer than necessary to plan parking spaces. Plus, they could use that data for other, incompatible purposes down the line. Not cool, Traffic Department.

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Verdell

1 months ago

The Traffic Department should reconsider their data retention policy.

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Peggie

1 months ago

It's important to respect the principle of collecting data for specific and legitimate purposes.

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Gianna

2 months ago

Yeah, they should only collect data for the specific purpose of planning parking spaces.

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Kara

2 months ago

I agree, keeping the data for 5 years seems excessive.

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Jeanice

2 months ago

The Traffic Department should reconsider their data retention policy.

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Leota

2 months ago

It's important to respect the principle of collecting data for specific purposes.

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Brittney

2 months ago

Yeah, they should only use it for the purpose they stated.

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Rolland

3 months ago

I agree, keeping the data for 5 years seems excessive.

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Cordie

4 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'm pretty sure the answer is B, but the city seems to be doing a decent job of informing the public about the data processing. Maybe they could do better with transparency, but it's not a clear violation in my opinion.

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