Exam CIPT topic 1 question 55 discussion

Actual exam question from IAPP's CIPT

Question #: 55
Topic #: 1

Aadhaar is a unique-identity number of 12 digits issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data. The data is collected by the Unique
Identification Authority of India. The Aadhaar database contains the Aadhaar number, name, date of birth, gender and address of over 1 billion individuals.
Which of the following datasets derived from that data would be considered the most de-identified?

A. A count of the years of birth and hash of the person' s gender.
B. A count of the month of birth and hash of the person's first name.
C. A count of the day of birth and hash of the person's first initial of their first name.
D. Account of the century of birth and hash of the last 3 digits of the person's Aadhaar number.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by haha2345 at April 15, 2023, 10:46 a.m.

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8179fa2

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Selected Answer: D

Lowest identifiability from other answers, clearly D

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Ssourav

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: D

D. A count of the century of birth and hash of the last 3 digits of the person’s Aadhaar number provides a broader de-identification strategy. The count of the century of birth is less specific, and hashing the last 3 digits of the Aadhaar number adds an additional layer of obscurity. Together, these methods provide better protection against re-identification compared to the other options. Example Dataset Summary: A: Year 1980 - Count 500; Gender (hashed) 5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99 B: January - Count 300; First initial "J" (hashed) 5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99 C: 1st - Count 50; First initial "J" (hashed) 5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327deb882cf99 D: 2000s - Count 1,000; Last 3 digits (hashed) a9d9c3ef8f83e8c1c8bcb373e1d81799

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Stants

1 year, 2 months ago

The correct answer is D. A count of the century of birth and hash of the last 3 digits of the person’s Aadhaar number. This option provides the least amount of identifiable information. The century of birth is a very broad category, and hashing the last 3 digits of the Aadhaar number does not reveal much information about the individual. The other options provide more specific information, such as the year, month, or day of birth, and more identifiable aspects of the person’s name or gender, which could potentially be used to re-identify the individual. Therefore, option D is the most de-identified dataset.

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haha2345

2 years ago

Selected Answer: A

I think is A. Gender and count of year most de-identified.