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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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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

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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<p> b. Data about racial or ethnic origin, c. Data related to trade union membership, e. Biometric data</p>

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<p> Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, special category data is information that needs more protection because it is sensitive.<br />Evidence can be derived from each answer as follows:<br />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. <br />b. The racial or ethnic origin of an individual is categorized as sensitive information and as such is classified as special category data.<br />c. Trade union membership is categorized as sensitive information and belongs to special category data according to GDPR. <br />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.<br />e. Biometric data used for uniquely identifying an individual comes under special category information, it is seen as sensitive data.<br />Therefore, the options of Passport/ID card number and Mobile phone GPS data that don't fall under special category deserve significant attention.</p>
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