Discuss IAPP CIPP/E Exam Topic 3 Question 2

How is the retention of communications traffic data for law enforcement purposes addressed by European data protection law?

AThe ePrivacy Directive allows individual EU member states to engage in such data retention.

BThe ePrivacy Directive harmonizes EU member states' rules concerning such data retention.

CThe Data Retention Directive's annulment makes such data retention now permissible.

DThe GDPR allows the retention of such data for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences only.

Suggested Answer: D

https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/en/archive/copy_of_publications/440retention-of-traffic-data- dumortier-goemans2f90.pdf (9)

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12 comments · newest first

Taryn 1 year ago

Isn't it confusing how different directives interact with each other?

Corazon 1 year ago

Definitely agree, the GDPR limits retention to criminal justice purposes only.

Harrison 1 year ago

Wait, the Data Retention Directive was annulled? That's surprising!

Darell 1 year ago

I think the GDPR is more about protecting data than allowing retention.

Tasia 1 year ago

The ePrivacy Directive does let member states decide on data retention.

Whitley 1 year ago

I'm leaning towards option B, but I feel like I need to double-check if the ePrivacy Directive really harmonizes the rules or just gives some leeway to member states.

Nelida 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question about GDPR and data retention, and I believe it only permits retention for specific law enforcement purposes.

Tien 1 year ago

I think the Data Retention Directive was annulled, but I can't recall if that means retention is now allowed or if it just complicates things further.

Barney 1 year ago

I remember studying the ePrivacy Directive, but I'm not entirely sure if it allows individual member states to retain data or if it sets a common standard.

Mona 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure about this one. Is the purchase-order lead time the time to correct errors in defective products? Or is it the time between receiving the order and delivering the items? I'll have to make an educated guess on this.

Ellsworth 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording here. Does "select the Save success message record check box" mean I need to actually do that in the interface, or is it just describing a setting? I'll have to think this through.

Long 1 year ago

This is a classic multiple-choice question. I'll systematically go through the options and eliminate the false ones.

IAPP CIPP/E Exam - Topic 3 Question 2 Discussion