The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is often known as the "European privacy law". What is the relationship between 'privacy' and 'data protection'?

The correct answer is D. Data protection is the necessary measures to protect an individual's privacy. Data protection and privacy are complementary, but not the same thing. A very repeated phrase is: "It is possible to have security without privacy, but it is not possible to have privacy without security". Privacy is a right that must be protected, and Data Protection are the…

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is often known as the “European privacy law”. What is the relationship between ‘privacy’ and ‘data protection’?

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APrivacy is a part of data protection that aims to keep personal data confidential.
BData protection is a part of privacy that aims to keep personal data confidential.
CThe two terms have the same meaning. They are synonyms.
DData protection is the necessary measures to protect an individual's privacy.

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B
5% (2)
C
3% (1)
D
92% (35)

Explanation

Data protection and privacy are complementary, but not the same thing. A very repeated phrase is: "It is possible to have security without privacy, but it is not possible to have privacy without security". Privacy is a right that must be protected, and Data Protection are the measures that will be used to achieve this protection.

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