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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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privacy by design

/ˈprɪvəsi baɪ dɪˈzaɪn/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A principle implemented, in practice, as privacy by retrofit, two sprints after the feature shipped.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The practice of building privacy safeguards into systems and processes from inception rather than bolting them on later.

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See also
  • data minimizationThe principle that lost, by unanimous vote, to a roadmap item called 'data we might need to train on later.'
  • data protection impact assessmentAn assessment performed before the activity begins, scheduled three weeks after the activity began.
  • purpose limitationThe requirement that the stated purpose be broad enough to cover any future purpose nobody has thought of yet.