Privacy by Design Quiz

Privacy By Design: Key Questions for Data Protection Compliance

• Privacy by design is an approach that promotes privacy and data protection compliance from the start of a project.
• It is mandatory under the GDPR, and involves choosing the way with the lowest privacy impact when achieving business objectives.
• The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) template should be used to consider various privacy aspects of a project.
• The purpose of the new system should be clearly defined to ensure that all data handling is proportionate to that purpose.
• Personal data should only be collected from the minimum necessary group of individuals.
• The system should be designed to collect only the minimum amount of data necessary to achieve the project's purpose.
• Sensitive information should only be collected if absolutely necessary and not used for any other purpose.
• Mandatory and optional fields should be distinguished, and free text fields avoided.
• Unique identifiers should be used instead of names or email addresses to make records easier to anonymize, share, and analyze.
• Access privileges should be segmented, and only those with a genuine need-to-know should have access to the information.
• The right to edit, delete, and download data should only be given to those who need it.
• The process for granting and removing access rights should be clearly defined.