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CIPP-A Exam - Question 17


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B-Star Limited is a Singapore based construction company with many foreign construction workers. B-Star's HR team maintains two databases. One (the "simple database") contains basic details from a standard in-processing form such as name, local address and mobile number. The other database (the "sensitive database") contains information collected by the HR Department as part of Annual Review Interviews. With the workers' cooperation, this database has expanded to include far-reaching sensitive information such as medical history, religious beliefs, ethnicity and educational levels of immediate family members. Carl left B-Star's employment yesterday, and has flown back home, rendering him unreachable. Today B-Star, without Carl's consent, wants to conduct research using Carl's medical records in the sensitive database.

Can B-Star legally conduct this research using Carl's medical data?

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Correct Answer: B

Organizations are generally not allowed to use sensitive personal data without the individual's explicit consent unless it is absolutely necessary. This is to protect individuals' privacy and sensitive information. In this case, using Carl's medical data for research without his consent would not be permitted, even though he had initially consented to his data being collected during employment. Given that Carl is no longer reachable and has not provided specific consent for the research use, B-Star cannot legally conduct the research using his sensitive personal data.

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rhyst1921Option: D
Mar 20, 2024

should be D, this is an exemption provided under Schedule 2 of the PDPA

BhimeshOption: D
Mar 31, 2024

'research'