CCSP Legal, Risk, and Compliance Practice Question
Which of the following is a key requirement for data portability under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Data must be provided in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
GDPR Article 20 gives data subjects the right to receive their personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller. This includes the cloud provider providing export functionality.
Answer analysis
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Data must be transferred directly to the data subject's own device.
Why it's wrong here
The controller can transmit to another controller; direct to device is not specified.
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Data must be provided in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Why this is correct
This is the core requirement of the right to data portability.
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Data portability applies only to pseudonymized data.
Why it's wrong here
Portability applies to personal data provided by the data subject, not limited to pseudonymized.
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Data must be deleted within 30 days of a portability request.
Why it's wrong here
Deletion is separate from portability; portability is about export, not deletion.
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