DS0-001 Data Governance And Security Practice Question

What is the primary purpose of a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) under GDPR?

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Identify and mitigate data processing risks

A DPIA identifies and minimizes data protection risks associated with new data processing activities.

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Identify and mitigate data processing risks
Why this is correct
DPIA is a formal process for risk assessment in data projects.
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Backup the production database
Why it's wrong here
Backups are technical recovery measures.
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Configure firewall rules
Why it's wrong here
Firewall configuration is a network security task.
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Accelerate database performance
Why it's wrong here
This is a technical, not a governance task.

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