The dynamic and ever-growing nature of privacy regulations and
attack vectors related to privacy emphasises the importance for
organisations to do a better job protecting data through technology
design. Also known as, 'Privacy by Design' and 'Privacy
by Default', the terms refer to the system engineering approach
of integrating data procedures in technology to protect personal
information.
Privacy by Design is a framework based on proactively embedding
privacy practices into the entire product development process. By
building Privacy into Design specifications from the onset,
businesses are able to anticipate risks and prevent privacy-related
issues, rather than retrofitting a system to address privacy issues
as they arise. The concept calls for privacy to be taken into
account throughout the entire engineering process.
