Data protection and security

Data protection impact assessment (DPIA)

  • Data protection and security

Definition

An assessment carried out before a new activity that's likely to pose a high risk to people's personal data, to identify and reduce that risk.

Also called

DPIA, Data protection impact assessment

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Why it matters

It is legally required for higher-risk processing, and catches problems before build.

Where it is used

New systems, AI projects and large-scale data use.