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A French medical research center wishes to develop an AI-based system which will predict the risk of serious diseases based on the patient's genetic data. In order to do so it contracts with a tech co

The correct answer is C. The patients have given explicit consent to using the data.. Processing special categories of personal data, like health and genetic data, requires explicit consent from patients to ensure compliance with data protection laws.

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A French medical research center wishes to develop an AI-based system which will predict the risk of serious diseases based on the patient’s genetic data. In order to do so it contracts with a tech company and provides it with patients’ data previously obtained by the center during the research. To guarantee compliance when processing special categories of personal data, the medical research center must ensure that:

Options

  • AThe AI-based system is designed for the purposes of preventive medicine.
  • BThe patients' health and genetic data is anonymized.
  • CThe patients have given explicit consent to using the data.
  • DThe tech company is located in the EU and is not cloud-based.

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    13% (4)
  • C
    78% (25)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

Processing special categories of personal data, like health and genetic data, requires explicit consent from patients to ensure compliance with data protection laws.

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#GDPR#special category data#explicit consent#healthcare data

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