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IAPP CIPP/A Exam - Topic 4 Question 87 Discussion

Posted by Major on Nov 23, 2025 at 02:02 AM

Increases in which of the following were a major reason for the enactment of Hong Kong's Amendment Ordinance in 2012?

Suggested Answer: A

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Freida 6 months ago
True, but B shows the need for better security measures.
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Luther 6 months ago
But D feels more urgent. People were really affected.
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Glory 7 months ago
A) Direct marketing practices could be a factor too.
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Goldie 7 months ago
I lean towards B) Law enforcement requests. They needed more power.
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Melodie 7 months ago
I agree, D makes sense. So many breaches happened.
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Maia 7 months ago
I think it's D) Data breach reports.
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Tammara 7 months ago
I agree with Dannette, law enforcement was a huge factor.
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Jerry 7 months ago
A) Direct marketing practices had a big role too!
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Phyliss 8 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that?
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Ma 8 months ago
I thought it was mostly about D) Data breach reports.
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Dannette 8 months ago
Definitely B) Law enforcement requests.
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Kayleigh 9 months ago
B) Law enforcement requests. Hmm, maybe they wanted to give the cops more power to snoop around. Gotta keep those criminals in check, right?
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Jovita 9 months ago
D) Data breach reports. Yep, that's the one. Can't have all those pesky data breaches happening, now can we?
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Giuseppe 9 months ago
A) Direct marketing practices. Haha, that's a good one! As if the government would enact a law just to crack down on annoying marketing tactics.
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Arlean 9 months ago
C) Biometric authentication. Really? I don't think that's got much to do with the Hong Kong amendment. Sounds like a stretch.
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Kimberlie 9 months ago
B) Law enforcement requests. Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. Seems like the government was more focused on data privacy issues.
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Blondell 9 months ago
D) Data breach reports. Definitely the right answer, the Hong Kong government was probably trying to address the growing number of data breaches.
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Nohemi 10 months ago
I'm leaning towards biometric authentication, but I feel like that might not be the right answer for this particular ordinance.
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Malcom 10 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I think direct marketing practices were mentioned as a concern, but I might be mixing it up.
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Carma 10 months ago
I remember something about law enforcement requests being a factor, but I can't recall the specifics.
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Reta 10 months ago
I feel pretty confident that the answer is B) Law enforcement requests. The 2012 amendment was likely driven by a need to give authorities more powers to access data and communications for law enforcement purposes.
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Carolann 11 months ago
I think it was related to data breach reports, but I'm not entirely sure. It feels like we discussed this in class.
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Chun 11 months ago
I'm a bit confused by the options. Direct marketing practices and biometric authentication don't seem directly relevant to the Hong Kong ordinance. I'll have to carefully review the information I have on that legislation.
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Adelaide 11 months ago
This is a tricky one. I'm going to have to eliminate the options that don't seem directly related, then really think through the context and intent behind the 2012 Hong Kong ordinance to determine the best answer.
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Rosio 11 months ago
Hmm, data breach reports seems like the most likely answer here. The 2012 ordinance was probably aimed at addressing increasing privacy and security concerns around data protection.
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Sherell 12 months ago
I'm not too sure about this one. I'll need to think through the context around the 2012 Hong Kong Amendment Ordinance to determine which of these factors was a major reason for its enactment.
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Julian 6 months ago
↳ replying to Sherell
Direct marketing practices seem less likely to me.
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Lavonna 6 months ago
↳ replying to Sherell
I lean towards biometric authentication being a big reason.
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Brittani 6 months ago
↳ replying to Sherell
True, but law enforcement requests could also be a factor.
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Kaycee 10 months ago
↳ replying to Sherell
I think it might be data breach reports.
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Laurel 11 months ago
↳ replying to Sherell
That makes sense, there were a lot of breaches around that time.
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