GDPR Practice Question: What is the 'accountability principle' under GDPR? | CyberCertPrep
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What is the 'accountability principle' under GDPR?
A.The principle that only accountants can handle personal data
B.The principle that controllers must be responsible for and able to demonstrate compliance with GDPR principles
C.The requirement to maintain financial accounts of data processing
D.The obligation to report all processing to the supervisory authority
Why B is correct
The accountability principle in Article 5(2) requires the controller to be responsible for compliance with the data protection principles and to be able to demonstrate that compliance.
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Dpo Governance
Covers dpo governance concepts and practices within GDPR.
This question belongs to the "Controller & Processor Obligations" domain, which makes up about 20% of the GDPR exam.
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