ICAEW BL · Chapter 12 · Question 9 of 12
A recruitment firm's application form asks candidates for an accountancy role for their blood group, their parents' occupations and their favourite holiday destination. Which data protection principle is most clearly at risk?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C) Data minimisation: personal data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purpose
Explanation
Under the data minimisation principle, personal data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes of processing. Blood group, parents' occupations and holiday preferences are not relevant to assessing a candidate for an accountancy role. The other principles matter too, but collecting irrelevant data is most directly a data minimisation problem.
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