CIPT Free Practice Test

Which of the following is NOT a workplace surveillance best practice?

1. A. Check local privacy laws before putting surveillance in place.
2. B. Ensure surveillance is discreet so employees do not alter their behavior.
3. C. Once surveillance data has been gathered, limit exposure of the content.
4. D. Ensure the minimal amount of surveillance is performed to meet the objective.

Correct Answer: B

Not updating software for a system that processes human resources data with the latest security patches may create what?

1. A. Authentication issues.
2. B. Privacy vulnerabilities.
3. C. Privacy threat vectors.
4. D. Reportable privacy violations.

Correct Answer: B

Why is first-party web tracking very difficult to prevent?

1. A. The available tools to block tracking would break most sites’ functionality.
2. B. Consumers enjoy the many benefits they receive from targeted advertising.
3. C. Regulatory frameworks are not concerned with web tracking.
4. D. Most browsers do not support automatic blocking.

Correct Answer: D

Which is likely to reduce the types of access controls needed within an organization?

1. A. Decentralization of data.
2. B. Regular data inventories.
3. C. Standardization of technology.
4. D. Increased number of remote employees.

Correct Answer: C

SCENARIO
Please use the following to answer the next question:
Light Blue Health (LBH) is a healthcare technology company developing a new web and mobile application that collects personal health information from electronic patient health records. The application will use machine learning to recommend potential medical treatments and medications based on information collected from anonymized electronic health records. Patient users may also share health data collected from other mobile apps with the LBH app.
The application requires consent from the patient before importing electronic health records into the application and sharing it with their authorized physicians or healthcare provider. The patient can then review and share the recommended treatments with their physicians securely through the app. The patient user may also share location data and upload photos in the app. The patient user may also share location data and upload photos in the app for a healthcare provider to review along with the health record. The patient may also delegate access to the app.
LBH’s privacy team meets with the Application development and Security teams, as well as key business stakeholders on a periodic basis. LBH also implements Privacy by Design (PbD) into the application development process.
The Privacy Team is conducting a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to evaluate privacy risks during development of the application. The team must assess whether the application is collecting descriptive, demographic or any other user related data from the electronic health records that are not needed for the purposes of the application. The team is also reviewing whether the application may collect additional personal data for purposes for which the user did not provide consent.
What is the best way to ensure that the application only collects personal data that is needed to fulfill its primary purpose of providing potential medical and healthcare recommendations?

1. A. Obtain consent before using personal health information for data analytics purposes.
2. B. Provide the user with an option to select which personal data the application may collect.
3. C. Disclose what personal data the application the collecting in the company Privacy Policy posted online.
4. D. Document each personal category collected by the app and ensure it maps to an app function or feature.

Correct Answer: C