Which of the following is a role PRIMARILY assigned to an internal data owner?

The correct answer is B. Authorizing access rights. A data owner is a business stakeholder who has accountability for a specific dataset and is responsible for deciding who may access it and at what level - that is, authorizing access rights. Option A (monitoring data retention periods) is typically performed by data custodians…

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Options

AMonitoring data retention periods
BAuthorizing access rights
CServing as primary contact with regulators
DImplementing appropriate technical controls

How the community answered

(49 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
88% (43)
C
6% (3)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

A data owner is a business stakeholder who has accountability for a specific dataset and is responsible for deciding who may access it and at what level - that is, authorizing access rights. Option A (monitoring data retention periods) is typically performed by data custodians or stewards who manage day-to-day data handling. Option C (serving as primary contact with regulators) is a function of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) or legal/compliance team. Option D (implementing technical controls) is the responsibility of IT or data custodians. The data owner makes business decisions about data classification and access authorization, while custodians carry out those decisions operationally.

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