Glossary term
Glossary term
Governance and Compliance
Assessment of privacy risks in a system or process.
ICO guidance requires a PIA before deploying any AI system that processes personal data at scale - NHS Trusts complete PIAs before deploying patient-facing AI chatbots.
A US federal agency completed a PIA under the Privacy Act and OMB guidance before deploying an AI document-classification system, identifying risks around PII retention and cross-agency data sharing.
Apple requires PIAs for all new features in its products that process personal data - the PIA for on-device Siri intelligence documented that audio data never leaves the device without explicit consent.