Google Associate Google Workspace Administrator Exam - Topic 4 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Associate Google Workspace Administrator exam

Question #: 13
Topic #: 4

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The legal department at your organization is working on a time-critical merger and acquisition (M&A) deal. They urgently require access to specific email communications from an employee who is currently on leave. The organization's current retention policy is set to indefinite. You need to retrieve the required emails for the legal department in a manner that ensures data privacy. What should you do?

AInstruct the IT department to directly access and forward the relevant emails to the legal department.

BTemporarily grant the legal department access to the employee's email account with a restricted scope that is limited to the M&A-related emails.

CAsk a colleague with delegate access to the employee's mailbox to identify and forward the relevant emails to the legal department.

DUse Google Vault to create a matter specific to the M&A deal. Search for relevant emails within the employee's mailbox. Export and share relevant emails with your legal department.

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Suggested Answer: D

Using Google Vault to create a matter specific to the M&A deal allows for legal, secure, and privacy-compliant retrieval of emails. You can search for the specific emails related to the merger and acquisition, export them, and share them with the legal department without granting direct access to the employee's mailbox. This approach ensures both data privacy and compliance with organizational policies.

by Huey at Aug 13, 2025, 02:24 PM

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Leonardo

2 months ago

C could work too, but it depends on the colleague's availability.

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Lili

2 months ago

Wait, can we really access emails like that? Sounds risky.

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Flo

2 months ago

I agree, D is the best choice here!

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Salena

3 months ago

B feels a bit too open; restricted access might not be enough.

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Barrett

3 months ago

Option D seems the most secure for data privacy.

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Walton

3 months ago

I’m leaning towards A, but I recall that direct access without consent could lead to legal issues. It feels risky.

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Kris

4 months ago

I’m a bit confused about option C. If a colleague has delegate access, wouldn’t that still raise privacy concerns?

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Gary

4 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to balance urgency with privacy. I feel like D might be the safest choice here.

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Lynna

4 months ago

I think option B sounds reasonable since it limits access, but I'm not entirely sure if it's compliant with data privacy laws.

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Scot

4 months ago

I think I'd go with option C. Having a colleague with delegate access pull the emails seems like the simplest and most straightforward solution. As long as they're careful to only share what's needed, that could work well.

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Mari

4 months ago

Option D sounds like a good strategy to me. Using a tool like Google Vault to search and export the relevant emails seems like a more secure and controlled way to handle this. I'd feel better about that than just giving the legal team full access.

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Alease

4 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I don't know if I'm comfortable with the IT department directly accessing the employee's emails, even if it's for a time-critical deal. Maybe option B or D would be better to maintain privacy.

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Taryn

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky situation, but I think option B might be the best approach. Temporarily granting the legal department access with a restricted scope could help ensure data privacy while still getting them the emails they need.

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