Question 1

Which of the following applies to the HIPAA Omnibus rule as of 2013?

Options :

A : Federal Health Bodies only

B : Business Associates only

C : Covered Entities only

Answer: B,C

Question 2

Under GDPR, the European Commission takes the adequacy decision in relation to privacy laws in a third country, territory, sector etc. A subjective approach is taken. For the assessment of whether a third country, a territory, or one or more specific sectors within that third country, or an international organization has an adequate level of protection, who is required to provide an opinion to the Commission?

Options :

A : European Data Protection Board

B : Lead Supervisory Authority

C : Article 29 Working Party

D : Convention 108 Council

Answer: A

Question 3

Which of the following provides the legal basis for an Adjudicating Officer in every Indian state & union territory, with the powers of a civil court, to hear complaints and order compensation to the affected individuals?

Options :

A : Indian Civil Code

B : Indian Criminal Procedure Code

C : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act

D : Information Technology Act, 2000 & Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008

Answer: A

Question 4

A multinational company with operations in several parts within EU and outside EU, involves international

data transfer of both its employees and customers. In some of its EU branches, which are relatively larger in

size, the organization has a works council. Most of the data transferred is personal, and some of the data that

the organization collects is sensitive in nature, the processing of some of which is also outsourced to its

branches in Asian countries.

For the outsourced work of its customers’ data processing, in order to initiate data transfer to another

organizations outside EU, which is the most appropriate among the following?

Options :

A : The vendor (data importer) in the third country, and not the exporter is responsible to put in place suitable model contractual clauses, and hence the exporter does not need to take any action

B : Since the data is processed by the vendor outside the EU, the EU directive does not apply and hence there are no legal concerns

C : The data exporter needs to initiate model contractual clauses after obtaining approvals from data protection commissioner and have the vendor be a signatory on the same as data importer

D : The data importer need to notify about the transfer to data protection commissioner in the destination country and exporter need to similarly notify in the EU country of origin

Answer: D

Question 5

Under which of the following conditions can a company in India may transfer sensitive personal information (SPI) to any other company or a person in India, or located in any other country?

Options :

A : Transfer of information is allowed to those who ensure the same level of data protection that is adhered to by the company as provided for under the Indian laws

B : The transfer of information is allowed only after taking approval of Chief Information Commissioner of India

C : The transfer of information is allowed only after taking approval of DeitY (Department of Electronics & Information Technology) in India

D : The transfer may be allowed only if it is necessary for the performance of the lawful contract or where the data subject has consented to data transfer

Answer: A