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What was the main challenge in framing the new standards for personal information protection?
What was the main challenge in framing the new standards for personal information protection?
- Determining the appropriate level of government (international, regional, or domestic) to enforce the new standards
- Maintaining a balance between concerns for personal freedom and privacy at the national level, and the ability to support free trade at the EEC level (correct)
- Reconciling the right to privacy with the right to freedom of expression
- Ensuring individuals could exercise control over their personal information while allowing the free international flow of information necessary for trade
What was the key purpose of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) according to the passage?
What was the key purpose of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) according to the passage?
- To provide the basis for subsequent European data protection laws and standards
- To resolve the apparent conflict between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression
- To promote and protect human rights at the international, regional, and domestic levels
- To acknowledge the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human race (correct)
Which of the following best describes how the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression are related in the UDHR?
Which of the following best describes how the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression are related in the UDHR?
- The right to freedom of expression may sometimes result in the invasion of privacy (correct)
- The two rights are completely separate and unrelated
- The UDHR does not address the relationship between these two rights
- The two rights are in direct conflict with one another
What is the main function of international human rights law according to the passage?
What is the main function of international human rights law according to the passage?
How does the passage characterize the relationship between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression in the UDHR?
How does the passage characterize the relationship between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression in the UDHR?
What encouraged a rise in information sharing during the early 1970s?
What encouraged a rise in information sharing during the early 1970s?
What new opportunities did computers, combined with telecommunications, open up for data processing during the early 1970s?
What new opportunities did computers, combined with telecommunications, open up for data processing during the early 1970s?
What concern arose due to the developments in information processing during the early 1970s?
What concern arose due to the developments in information processing during the early 1970s?
Which factor exacerbated concerns about privacy when personal information was transferred internationally?
Which factor exacerbated concerns about privacy when personal information was transferred internationally?
Which technology allowed public administrations and large enterprises in the early 1970s to set up extensive data banks for personal information?
Which technology allowed public administrations and large enterprises in the early 1970s to set up extensive data banks for personal information?
