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  1. Under GDPR, what is generally required before setting non-essential analytics cookies for EU visitors?

    Answer: Valid user consent

    Non-essential cookies generally require prior, informed, opt-in consent.

  2. What does IP anonymization do in a web analytics tool?

    Answer: Truncates part of the visitor's IP address before storage

    It masks the last portion of the IP so the visitor is harder to identify.

  3. Which law primarily protects California residents' personal data and gives them rights to opt out of its sale?

    Answer: CCPA/CPRA

    CCPA, as amended by CPRA, grants California consumers data rights including opt-out of sale or sharing.

  4. A user submits a valid data deletion request. What should the analyst's team do?

    Answer: Delete or suppress the user's data per the applicable policy and law

    Privacy laws grant erasure rights that organizations must honor within required timeframes.

  5. What is the purpose of a data retention setting in an analytics platform?

    Answer: To control how long user-level data is stored

    Retention settings limit how long user-level data is kept before automatic deletion.

  6. Which of these is a common way PII accidentally leaks into analytics?

    Answer: Email addresses in URL query parameters

    Form submissions or links with emails in query strings are captured in page URLs.

  7. COPPA primarily restricts data collection from which group?

    Answer: Children under 13

    COPPA regulates online collection of personal information from children under 13 in the US.

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