Question
Which of the following are categorised as 'special category data? a. Passport/ID card number b. Data about racial or ethnic origin c. Data related to trade union membership d. Mobile phone GPS data D e. Biometric data
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Elspeth
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Answer
b. Data about racial or ethnic origin, c. Data related to trade union membership, e. Biometric data
Explanation
Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, special category data is information that needs more protection because it is sensitive.Evidence can be derived from each answer as follows:a. A passport number or ID card number is classified as personal data, but it does not belong to the special category as described in Data Protection Act and GDPR. b. The racial or ethnic origin of an individual is categorized as sensitive information and as such is classified as special category data.c. Trade union membership is categorized as sensitive information and belongs to special category data according to GDPR. d. Mobile phone GPS data is not necessarily seen as special category data although it might be sensitive, it may become special category data if it's cross-referenced with any data types of special category data.e. Biometric data used for uniquely identifying an individual comes under special category information, it is seen as sensitive data.Therefore, the options of Passport/ID card number and Mobile phone GPS data that don't fall under special category deserve significant attention.