Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance Flashcards
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A company stores customer records for seven years to comply with tax regulations even though customers have requested deletion. Which GDPR principle is in direct tension with this business practice?
Answer: Storage limitation vs. legal obligation
GDPR's storage limitation principle requires deleting data when no longer needed, but legal obligations like tax record-keeping can override individual deletion requests.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which party has the primary right to control access to a college student's education records?
Answer: The student themselves, once enrolled in college
FERPA transfers rights over education records from parents to students once the student turns 18 or attends a postsecondary institution.
Which FCC rule requires broadcasters to provide equal time to legally qualified political candidates from opposing parties when one candidate's appearance is sponsored?
Answer: The Equal Time Rule (Section 315)
The FCC's Equal Time Rule (Section 315) requires broadcast stations that give or sell airtime to one political candidate to offer equal opportunities to opposing candidates.
An attorney inadvertently sends a privileged email to opposing counsel. Under professional conduct rules, what should opposing counsel do upon realizing the error?
Answer: Promptly notify the sending attorney and follow their instructions
Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 4.4(b) requires attorneys who receive inadvertently sent documents to promptly notify the sender.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which communication practice constitutes illegal religious discrimination in the workplace?
Answer: Scheduling mandatory training on a day that conflicts with an employee's religious observance without offering alternatives
Title VII requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees' religious practices, including scheduling conflicts, unless doing so causes undue hardship.
The SEC's Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) was primarily enacted to address which communication problem in financial markets?
Answer: Selective disclosure of material information to favored analysts before the public
Regulation FD was enacted to prevent companies from selectively disclosing material nonpublic information to certain investors or analysts before releasing it to the general public.
A debt collector calls a consumer at their workplace after the consumer has told them their employer prohibits such calls. Which law makes this communication illegal?
Answer: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from contacting consumers at locations or times they know to be inconvenient, including workplaces where such calls are prohibited.