Privacy Risk Assessments: PIA/DPIA Business Guide
All organizations have a responsibility to recognize and assess the risks associated with processing personal information. Depending on the kind of processing, this likely includes a legal obligation to conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data privacy assessments (DPAs), or data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), (similar documents but they have different names and potentially different obligations depending on the jurisdictions in which your organization operates).
Since PIAs and DPIAs are confusingly alike, our Privacy Risk Assessment Guide breaks down the privacy review process with clear, straightforward language. It’s designed to assist you in how to conduct an assessment and guide you in pinpointing potential privacy risks. Plus, you’ll find answers to frequently asked questions and practical tips you can apply right away, all aimed at saving you time, effort, money, and unnecessary headaches.
At Red Clover Advisors, we know that the privacy risk assessment process can be complicated. We’re here to help you navigate through the lingo and meet you where you are in establishing a PIA/DPIA program, performing or reviewing PIAs/DPIAs, and offering training on how to conduct a PIA/DPIA.
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Privacy Risk Assessments (PRAs) are a great starting point for organizations to identify and assess the risks associated with their personal information processing activities. A PRA will help determine whether an initiative necessitates a higher-level privacy review like a DPIA or PIA/DPA. Yet, in the world of data privacy, there’s a bit of jargon that tends to trip people up when it comes to DPIAs and PIAs.
Historically, DPIAs have been reserved for GDPR requirements and includes both a technical analysis of the software and a legal determination around the purpose of processing for “high-risk data processing activities.” In areas beyond the reach of GDPR, PIAs have become the catch-all term for charting a system’s privacy impacts, while also laying the groundwork for a DPIA when necessary. The two terms are remarkably similar, making it challenging to separate and communicate their respective significances. One of the biggest differences is that GDPR requires a DPIA for high-risk processing activities, so PRAs serve as a first step to gauge this level of risk.
But wait, there’s more! Enter the Privacy Threshold Assessment (PTA) – a short list of questions asked about new products or initiatives to determine if a PRA or a full DPIA/PIA/DPA is warranted.