Privacy by design refers to the philosophy and approach to embedding privacy into the design and operation of information technologies and systems, at the design state. This is achieved by building the principles of Fair Information Practices into the design, operation and management of information processing technologies and systems and thereby minimize the unnecessary collection and use of personal information data and at the same time strengthening data security. It is a valuable organizational due diligence exercise and minimizes expensive design systems changes.
Featured Video: Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian: "Privacy by Design is a concept I developed back in the 90’s, to address the ever-growing and systemic effects of Information and Communication Technologies, and of large-scale networked data systems.
Privacy by Design advances the view that the future of privacy cannot be assured solely by compliance with regulatory frameworks; rather, privacy assurance must ideally become an organization’s default mode of operation. Initially, deploying Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) was seen as the solution. Today, we realize that a more substantial approach is required — extending the use of PETs to PETS Plus — taking a positive-sum (full functionality) approach, not zero-sum. That’s the “Plus” in PETS Plus: positive-sum, not the either/or of zero-sum (a false dichotomy). Privacy by Design extends to a “Trilogy” of encompassing applications: 1) IT systems; 2) accountable business practices; and 3) physical design and networked infrastructure." |
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The new Privacy Professional's Authoritative Guide of Privacy Resources for Canadian Privacy Professionals recognizes that privacy interests and concerns must be addressed as a business issue. The Library provides a wealth of peer-reviewed industry standards, authoritative legislation and professional resources that enable privacy professionals to build and maintain an effective privacy compliance program that will from the outset adhere to the Privacy By Design principles.
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