CIPP/US, CIPP/US Practice Questions,
CIPP/US, CIPP US
In what ways can the enforcement action be brought to the FTC's attention? - ANS - 1. press
reports covering the questionable practices 2. complaints from consumer
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CIPP/US, CIPP/US Practice Questions,
CIPP/US, CIPP US
In what ways can the enforcement action be brought to the FTC's attention? - ANS - 1. press
reports covering the questionable practices 2. complaints from consumer groups of competitors
Which agency is responsible for educational privacy? - ANS - Department of Education
What are some of the ways that the FTC has played a prominent role in the development of US
privacy standards? - ANS - The FTC conducts public workshops on privacy issues, and reports
on privacy policy and enforcement.
Access - ANS - The ability to view personal information held by an organization. This may be
supplemented by allowing updates or corrections to the information. U.S. laws often provide for
"this" and correction when the information is used for any type of substantive decision making,
such as for credit reports.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANS - Bars discrimination against qualified
individuals with disabilities; places restrictions on pre-employment medical screening.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - ANS - Has enforcement power for unfair,
deceptive or abusive acts and practices for financial institutions.
Choice - ANS - The ability to specify whether personal information will be collected and/or how
it will be used or disclosed. "It" can be express or implied.
Common Law - ANS - Legal principles that have developed over time in judicial decisions (case
law), often drawing on social customs and expectations.
Consent Decree - ANS - A judgment entered by consent of the parties (a federal or state agency
and an adverse party) whereby the defendant agrees to stop alleged illegal activity, typically
without admitting guilt or wrongdoing.
Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) - ANS - Any person or entity that complies or evaluates
personal information for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties for a fee.
Data Breach - ANS - The intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an
untrusted environment.
Data Classification - ANS - Defines the clearance of individuals who can access or handle a
given set of data, as well as the baseline level of protection that is appropriate for that data.
Deceptive Trade Practices - ANS - Along with unfair trade practices, behavior of an organization
that can be enforced against by the FTC.
Defamation - ANS - Any act or communication intending to harm the reputation of another as to
lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or
dealing with him.
Electronic Discovery (e-discovery) - ANS - Discovery in civil litigation dealing with the
exchange of information in electronic format, often requiring digital forensics analysis.
Electronically Stored Information (ESI) - ANS - A category of information that can include email, word-processing documents, server logs, instant messaging transcripts, voicemail systems,
social networking records, thumb drives, or data on SD cards.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - ANS - A federal agency overseeing
many laws preventing discrimination in the workplace, include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and Titles I and V of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Evidentiary Privilege - ANS - Privileges limiting or prohibiting disclosure of personal
information in the context of investigations and litigation, such as attorney-client privilege.
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) - ANS - Enacted in 1970 to regulate the consumer reporting
industry and provide privacy rights in consumer reports. "This" mandates accurate and relevant
data collection, provides consumers with the ability to access and correct their information, and
limits the use of consumer reports to defined permissible purposes.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - ANS - An independent consumer protection agency
governed by a chairman and four other commissioners with the authority to enforce against
unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) - ANS - Established in 2010 by the FTC and
enforcement authorities from around the world, "it" aims to promote cross-border information
sharing as well as investigation and enforcement cooperation among privacy authorities around
the world.
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) - ANS - Alo known as the Financial Services Modernization
Act of 1999, "this" is a United States federal law to control the ways that financial institutions
deal with the private information of individuals.
Health Information - ANS - Any information related to the past, present or future physical or
mental condition, provision of health care or payment for health care for a specific individual.
Health Insurance Portability and Acco
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