Privacy Impact Assessment
What is Privacy Impact Assessment?
A structured analysis to identify and mitigate the privacy risks associated with a project, system, or process that handles personal information.
Terms that appear alongside privacy impact assessment
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as privacy impact assessment. The number is how many controls name both.
- impact assessment 26 shared controls
- consent 9 shared controls
- nist 7 shared controls
- compliance 6 shared controls
- audit 6 shared controls
- privacy by design 6 shared controls
- privacy impact assessment pia 6 shared controls
- gdpr 5 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on privacy impact assessment
Requirements naming privacy impact assessment across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
The organisation conducts privacy impact assessments when designing, developing or procuring means of handling personal information and when starting a new collection.
canada-itsp-10-033-security-and-privacy-controls-and-assurance-activities-catalogue::RA-08 · RA-08 Privacy impact assessments →Each time new processing of personal data, or a change to current processing, is planned, the organization must judge whether a privacy impact assessment is required and carry one out where appropriate.
iso-iec-27701-2025::A.1.2.6 · Privacy impact assessment →The organization must assess whether a privacy impact assessment is needed and carry one out where appropriate whenever it plans to start new processing of personal data or to change existing processing, determining the elements the assessment needs, which can...
iso-27701-2019::7.2.5 · Privacy impact assessment →Carry out privacy impact assessments for business projects or decisions that involve new or changed personal information handling practices, including new technologies, using threshold assessments to decide whether a full assessment is needed.
oaic-privacy-management-framework::2.6 · 2.6 Undertake privacy impact assessments for new or changed handling →Privacy is to be upheld at every stage of AI, and data used for AI should be handled, from collection through sharing and storage to deletion, in line with international law and the Recommendation.
unesco-recommendation-on-the-ethics-of-ai::P5 · paras 32 to 34 Privacy and data protection: handle data lawfully across its life, with multi-stakeholder governance and privacy impact assessment by design →PCPD Best Practice Guide on Privacy Management Programme (PMP) 2014 + 2018 + 2024 updates establishes accountability-based governance expectations for data users: top management commitment + dedicated personal data privacy officer or function + reporting line...
HK-PDPO-Governance-PMP-DPO-DPIA-Records-Training · HK PDPO Governance Framework - Privacy Management Programme (PMP) + Data Protection Officer + Privacy Impact Assessment + Records + Training + Accountability →Questions people ask about privacy impact assessment
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