Describe Privacy Regulations and Ethics DATA-ENGINEERING-OPTIMIZE Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A city government uses a predictive policing model to allocate patrol resources. The model is trained on historical crime reports, which disproportionately come from low-income neighborhoods. The model's predictions are used to increase patrols in these areas, leading to more arrests and more crime reports, creating a feedback loop. What is the primary ethical concern with this approach?

   • AThe model perpetuates and amplifies existing bias, leading to unfair treatment of certain communities.
   • BThe model violates data minimization because it uses historical crime data.
   • CThe model is not transparent because the city does not publish the model's code.
   • DThe model is unlawful because it processes personal data without consent.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A data engineer is setting up a big data pipeline that will share personal data with a third-party analytics vendor. Which practice best supports compliance with privacy regulations?

   • AShare the data without restrictions
   • BRely on the vendor's self-certification
   • CEnsure a legal basis and a data processing agreement
   • DOnly share data that is publicly available
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4. 3application · medium

   A healthcare analytics firm processes patient data to identify treatment trends. A patient submits a request to receive a copy of all their personal data in a structured, machine-readable format. The data engineering team has the data spread across a Hadoop cluster and a relational database. What is the most appropriate way to fulfill this request?

   • AExtract the patient's records from both the Hadoop cluster and the relational database, consolidate them, and export as a CSV file.
   • BDelete the patient's data from all systems to comply with the request.
   • CDirect the patient to the original healthcare providers to obtain their data directly.
   • DProvide a PDF report summarizing the patient's key health metrics and treatment history.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   A company analyzes social media posts to infer users' political affiliations and uses this data to target political ads without users' knowledge. Which ethical consideration is most directly violated?

   • AData minimization
   • BData accuracy
   • CInformed consent
   • DData security
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6. 5foundation · easy

   A big data platform stores personal data in a cloud region located in a country that is not approved under the organization's data residency policy. Which compliance action is most appropriate?

   • AApply access controls
   • BMove the data to an approved region
   • CEncrypt the data at rest
   • DAnonymize the data
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