Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Privacy Impact Assessment

Privacy impact assessment is the process used to evaluate personal data in information systems. The key goal of PIA is to determine if the collected data on personal information is necessary.

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