Free Practice IAPP CIPP-E Exam Questions 2026

When hiring a data processor, which action would a data controller NOT be able to depend upon to avoid liability in the event of a security breach?

Through a combination of hardware failure and human error, the decryption key for a bank’s customer account transaction database has been lost. An investigation has determined that this was not the result of hacking or malfeasance, simply an unfortunate combination of circumstances. Which of the following accurately indicates the nature of this incident?

What was the aim of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC?

Start-up company MagicAl is developing an AI system that will be part of a medical device that detects skin cancer. To take measures against potential bias in its AI system, the IT team decides to collect data about users’ ethnic origin, nationality, and gender.Start-up company MagicAl is developing an AI system that will be part of a medical device that detects skin cancer. To take measures against potential bias in its AI system, the IT team decides to collect data about users’ ethnic origin, nationality, and gender.

An employee of company ABCD has just noticed a memory stick containing records of client data, including their names, addresses and full contact details has disappeared. The data on the stick is unencrypted and in clear text. It is uncertain what has happened to the stick at this stage, but it likely was lost during the travel of an employee. What should the company do?