CDPSE · Question #362
Which type of information requires the HIGHEST level of protection from a privacy perspective?
The correct answer is A. Fingerprint. A fingerprint is biometric data-a special category of personal data that uniquely and permanently identifies an individual. Unlike a residential address or salary, biometric identifiers cannot be changed if compromised, making exposure irreversible. Major privacy frameworks…
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Which type of information requires the HIGHEST level of protection from a privacy perspective?
Options
- AFingerprint
- BResidential address
- CSalary
- DEye color
How the community answered
(66 responses)- A94% (62)
- B2% (1)
- C3% (2)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
A fingerprint is biometric data-a special category of personal data that uniquely and permanently identifies an individual. Unlike a residential address or salary, biometric identifiers cannot be changed if compromised, making exposure irreversible. Major privacy frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) explicitly classify biometric data as sensitive and require heightened protection. Eye color is a physical trait but is not unique enough to function as an identifier. Residential address and salary are sensitive but fall below the threshold of biometric data in most regulatory frameworks.
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