Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) — Question 141

A credit card with the last few numbers visible is an example of what?

Answer options

• A. Masking data
• B. Synthetic data
• C. Sighting controls.
• D. Partial encryption

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as masking data refers to the practice of hiding certain parts of sensitive information while revealing others, such as showing only the last few digits of a credit card. Options B and D do not accurately describe this practice, as synthetic data refers to artificially generated data and partial encryption refers to encrypting only some parts of data. Option C, sighting controls, is not relevant to the context of data masking.