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POPIA Data Protection
Under POPIA, a data subject (the client) generally has which right regarding their personal information held by an FSP?
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- a) To demand the FSP delete its entire client database.
- b) No rights at all once the information has been collected.
- c) To sell the FSP’s data to competitors.
- d) To request access to it and to ask for correction or deletion of information that is inaccurate or no longer needed.Correct
Why this is the answer
POPIA gives data subjects rights including access to their personal information and the ability to request correction or deletion of inaccurate or excessive data. It does not give them rights over other people's data or the FSP's whole database.
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