ISAC Data Protection and Privacy 5

Question 1

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a research subject requests to know what personal data a for-profit cytometry company holds about them. The company must respond within:

Accepted Answer

45 days

Answer

The CCPA requires businesses to respond to verifiable consumer requests within 45 days, with a possible 45-day extension if the business notifies the consumer.

Question 2

A multi-center cytometry trial uses a federated data analysis model where raw FCS files never leave each site. What is the primary privacy benefit of this architecture?

Accepted Answer

Reduced risk of centralizing identifiable data in a single repository

Answer

Federated analysis keeps raw personal data local, reducing the attack surface and limiting exposure of identifiable information to a central server.

Question 3

Which anonymization technique adds statistical noise to cytometry aggregate results so individual data points cannot be inferred, while still preserving overall population-level trends?

Accepted Answer

Differential privacy

Answer

Differential privacy injects calibrated mathematical noise into query results to prevent inference of any individual's contribution while preserving statistical utility.

Question 4

When a cytometry research institution transfers data to a US university collaborator under an NIH grant, which document typically governs the permitted uses and protections for the shared dataset?

Accepted Answer

Data Use Agreement (DUA)

Answer

A Data Use Agreement specifies the permitted uses, prohibitions, and security requirements for sharing research datasets, and is required for certain NIH-funded data transfers.

Question 5

A cytometry study collects data from children under 13 in the US. Which federal law imposes additional parental consent requirements before any personal data can be collected?

Accepted Answer

COPPA

Answer

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.

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ISAC Data Protection and Privacy 5