Privacy by Design
Privacy by Design Principles
Privacy by Design (PbD) embeds privacy into technology and business practices from inception. PbD is proactive, preventative, and makes privacy the default, ensuring systems protect privacy automatically without user intervention.
Seven Foundational Principles
PbD principles: proactive not reactive, privacy as default setting, privacy embedded into design, full functionality (positive-sum), end-to-end security, visibility and transparency, and respect for user privacy through user-centric design.
Implementation Techniques
Techniques include data minimization collecting only necessary data, pseudonymization separating identity from data, encryption protecting data, access controls limiting data access, retention limits, and privacy-preserving analytics.
Development Integration
Integrate PbD into SDLC through privacy requirements gathering, threat modeling including privacy risks, privacy-focused architecture, secure coding for privacy, privacy testing, and privacy review before deployment.
Organizational Culture
PbD requires organizational commitment through privacy training, cross-functional collaboration between privacy and engineering teams, privacy champions, privacy metrics, and leadership support for privacy investments and decisions.
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