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Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

What is Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?

A process required by GDPR Article 35 for assessing the risks of data processing activities that are likely to result in a high risk to individuals' rights and freedoms.

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Related terms

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)Risk Assessment

Frameworks that govern data protection impact assessment (dpia)

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on data protection impact assessment (dpia)

Requirements naming data protection impact assessment (dpia) across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Jamaica Data Protection Act 20201 control

Section 34 of the Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 establishes Privacy by Design + Privacy by Default + and Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) requirements.

JM-DPA2020-Privacy-by-Design-Default-Sec34-Engineering-Data-Protection-Impact-Assessment-DPIA-Risk-Based · Jamaica DPA 2020 Privacy by Design + Privacy by Default + Section 34 + Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) + Risk-Based + High-Risk Processing + Prior Consultation + Privacy Engineering →
ENISA Data Protection Engineering - From Theory to Practice1 control

Engineering decisions on PETs and other measures should be informed by, and feed back into, the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA): identified high-risk processing drives the engineering measures, and the implemented measures reduce the residual risks re...

ENISA-DPE-2.2 · Connection with the Data Protection Impact Assessment →
Georgia Law on Personal Data Protection (2012)1 control

Georgia DPL Controller + Processor + Security obligations. CONTROLLER ACCOUNTABILITY (Art. 27): demonstrate compliance through documented policies + records + impact assessments + reviews. PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS (Art. 28 - GDPR Art.

GeDPL-Controller-Processor-DPO-RoPA-DPIA · Controller + Processor Obligations + DPO + RoPA + DPIA + Security →
Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act)1 control

Section 25E (added by 2018 GDPR Implementation Act) establishes Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) requirement for processing likely to result in high risk to rights and freedoms of natural persons.

HU-INFOTV-Governance-DPIA-Privacy-by-Design-Risk-Section-25E · HU Infotv Section 25E - Data Protection Impact Assessment + Privacy by Design + Risk + Section 25F Prior Consultation →
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy shields what could be inferred by watching activity on the network, for example websites visited by users + their geographic location + the IP addresses and DNS names assigned to devices inside a provi...

X805-Dim8-Privacy-Identification-Network-Activity-Personal-Information-Confidentiality · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 8 - Privacy + Identification of Network Activity + Personal Information Confidentiality + Subscriber Anonymity + Pseudonymity + Anti-Tracking + Location Privacy + Data Minimization + GDPR/CCPA Alignment →
Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018)1 control

Chapter IV (Articles 27-29) Security and Risk. Article 27 Security of Processing - GDPR Article 32 transposition: appropriate technical + organisational measures considering state of the art + costs + nature + scope + context + purposes + risk;

ICELAND-Act90-Chap4-Security-BreachNotification-DPIA-Personuvernd-72hr · Iceland Act 90/2018 - Chapter IV Security of Processing + Breach Notification + DPIA (Articles 27-29) →

Questions people ask about data protection impact assessment (dpia)

What is Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
A process required by GDPR Article 35 for assessing the risks of data processing activities that are likely to result in a high risk to individuals' rights and freedoms.
Why is Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) important for compliance?
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a key concept in Privacy. Understanding data protection impact assessment (dpia) helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
What concepts are related to Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
Key concepts related to Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) include GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Risk Assessment. Understanding these interconnected concepts provides a more comprehensive view of Privacy requirements and helps organizations build holistic compliance programs.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) appears in the requirement text of Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, ENISA Data Protection Engineering - From Theory to Practice, Georgia Law on Personal Data Protection (2012), Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act), ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
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