16 October 2023

Data protection toughens up

Multiple-choice questions: In order to be awarded CPD units you must answer the following five random questions correctly. If you fail the test, please reread the article before attempting the questions again.

  1. Why did the CJEU strike down the Safe Harbour agreement?

  2. When did the CJEU strike down the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework?

  3. Which company was fined 1.2bn euros by Ireland's data protection commissioner?

  4. What do Standard Contractual Clauses do?

  5. What is the 'adequacy decision' that is central to the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework?

  6. Which of the following statements is correct? Statement 1, EU citizens' data is protected in the US only if a transaction takes place in the US. Statement 2, if EU citizens' data is stored in a server in the US, it is protected even if no transaction takes place

  7. In what year did privacy campaigner Max Schrems first raise concerns about Facebook's handling of his data?

  8. What is the estimated value of data transfer-related trade between the EU and US?

  9. Which of the following statements is correct? Statement 1, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework is designed to ensure safe data flows for EU citizens. Statement 2, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework has been superseded by Privacy Shield 2.0

  10. How can EU citizens seek redress if they believe that their data has been compromised?

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