Question 1mediummultiple choice
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Exhibit
Corporate privacy notice excerpt: - Employee home addresses, personal phone numbers, and emergency contacts are collected for payroll, benefits, tax reporting, and emergency notification only. - Access is limited to HR and Payroll unless a privacy review approves another purpose. Ticket: - Facilities manager requests an export of all employee home addresses and personal phone numbers to mail holiday gifts and parking passes.
Based on the exhibit, what is the best response to the facilities manager's request?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Distractor review
Provide the export because the requester is a manager with a legitimate business relationship to employees.
Being a manager does not automatically authorize access to personal data. The exhibit limits use to specific purposes, and this request falls outside them.
B
Best answer
Deny the request and direct the manager to use an approved work-contact list or seek privacy review.
The privacy notice clearly limits home addresses and personal phone numbers to defined HR and payroll purposes. The facilities request exceeds that purpose, so the correct action is to deny the export unless a formal privacy review approves another use. Where possible, use a work-contact list that contains less sensitive information.
C
Distractor review
Send the data to the manager if the manager promises not to share it externally.
A verbal promise does not override the stated purpose limitation or the access restriction in the privacy notice. Personal data handling must follow approved business use, not informal assurances.
D
Distractor review
Store the export in a shared drive so multiple teams can use it for convenience.
Broader storage would increase exposure and violate the limited-access principle in the exhibit. Convenience is not a valid reason to expand access to personal data.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: ACLs stop at the first match
ACLs are processed top to bottom. The first matching entry wins, and an implicit deny usually exists at the end.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
ACL questions test precision: source, destination, protocol, port and direction. A generally correct ACL can still fail if it is applied on the wrong interface or in the wrong direction.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Standard ACLs match source addresses.
- Extended ACLs can match source, destination, protocol and ports.
- The first matching ACL entry is used.
- There is usually an implicit deny at the end.
TExam Day Tips
- Check inbound versus outbound direction.
- Read the ACL from top to bottom.
- Look for a broader permit or deny above the intended line.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Standard ACLs match source addresses.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Deny the request and direct the manager to use an approved work-contact list or seek privacy review. — The exhibit states that home addresses and personal phone numbers are collected for specific HR and payroll purposes only, with broader disclosure requiring privacy review. The facilities request to mail gifts and parking passes is outside that approved purpose. The best response is to deny the export and direct the requester to use an approved work-contact list or to obtain formal privacy approval if a legitimate need exists. This follows data minimization and purpose limitation. Why others are wrong: Option A assumes managerial status grants data access, which is not supported by the privacy notice. Option C relies on an informal promise instead of policy and review. Option D expands access unnecessarily and increases the risk of inappropriate use or disclosure of personal information.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
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