Information technology - Security techniques - Guidelines for privacy impact assessment

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 29134
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This document gives guidelines for
— a process on privacy impact assessments, and
— a structure and content of a PIA report.

It is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations, including public companies, private companies, government entities and not-for-profit organizations.

This document is relevant to those involved in designing or implementing projects, including the parties operating data processing systems and services that process PII.

Project need:

To align Canadian requirements with those of the respective international standards being proposed for adoption. To maintain alignment between Canadian information and communication technology standards and each respective international standard.

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