WGU Courses and Certificates Ethics-In-Technology Question # 11 Topic 2 Discussion

The OECD Privacy Guidelines establish principles for protecting personal data, and Individual Participation is the principle that grants individuals the right to:

Access their personal data

Challenge incorrect data

Request corrections to inaccurate information

This ensures transparency and gives individuals control over their own information.

B. Purpose Specification – Requires data collection to have a clear, specific purpose, but does not grant individuals the right to review their data.

C. Use Limitation – Limits how collected data can be used but does not focus on individual rights.

D. Security Safeguard – Ensures data protection measures but does not relate to individuals reviewing their data.

Why Not the Other Options?Thus, the correct answer is A. Individual participation, as it upholds the right to access and correct personal information.

OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (1980, updated 2013).

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2018), Articles 15-16.

Solove, D. J. (2020). Understanding Privacy. Harvard University Press.

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