Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Plain-language explanation
A structured assessment used to understand how a project or system handles personal information, identify privacy risks, and document decisions or safeguards.
Why It Matters
A PIA can surface privacy issues before deployment and create a record of how risks and design choices were considered.
In Practice
The required form, trigger, and terminology vary by legal regime and organizational methodology. AuditDIFF will distinguish a general PIA practice from jurisdiction-specific assessments.