What is a Data Protection Authority (DPA)? A Data Protection Authority or DPA is an government official or body with…
What are the FIPPS? The Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPS) are a set of principles created in 1974 by the U.S. Department…
A Privacy Threshold Analysis is a review and examination of new project or when a project makes changes: To collect…
Opt-in choice means that a person makes an affirmative and active indication of choice. An example would be someone checking…
What is Opt-Out Choice? Opt-out choice means that a person’s inaction implies that a choice has been made. An example…
“No option” or “No consumer choice” refers to situations where an organization might rightfully use consumer data, without giving further…
What is Authentication? Authentication is the verification of the identification of an individual. Authentication generally comes before authorization. Under the…
Authorization is the process of validating and providing permission or authority to a user to have access to a resource,…
Under the EU’s Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a data subject is an identifiable natural person. A living, real person. …
\What is Personally Identifiable Information or PII? Personally Identifiable Information or PII is information that can be used, by itself,…