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      ]
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        "Data subjects",
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        "Data controllers"
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                    "text": "How do batch, real-time, transaction and background processing differ?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits information system?",
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                    "text": "How are processing errors prevented and detected?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "What lawful bases and data subject rights apply to processing?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the GDPR?",
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                    "text": "How did data processing develop from punched cards to modern computing?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the history of computing?",
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                  }
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                    "text": "What do material, food and application processing involve?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the other sense?",
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    "Should data processing be the primary entry?",
    "How should data protection rules be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds of data processing; should they be split off?"
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