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6 of 8|Significant Data Fiduciary (SDF)
video 20 min•SDF Compliance
DPIA for SDFs
Data Protection Impact Assessments are mandatory.
🎯 Learning Objectives
- ▸ Understand the concept of a DPIA
- ▸ Learn the DPIA process
- ▸ Analyze the difference between a DPIA and a security audit
The DPIA Process
A DPIA is a structured process to identify the privacy risks of a project, system, or data processing activity. For SDFs, DPIAs are not optional.
- • 1. Describe the processing activity.
- • 2. Assess the necessity and proportionality.
- • 3. Identify privacy risks to Data Principals.
- • 4. Identify mitigation measures.
- • 5. Sign off and record the outcomes.
- • 6. Integrate the outcomes into the project.
A DPIA is not just a security audit. Security audits focus on protecting data from hackers. DPIAs focus on protecting individuals from the misuse of their data (e.g., bias, unfair profiling).
📖 Glossary
- DPIA
- Data Protection Impact Assessment, a process to identify and mitigate privacy risks in high-risk processing activities.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- A DPIA is mandatory for all SDFs.
- It focuses on high-risk processing activities.
- It must be conducted before launching new products or processes.
📚 Further Reading
- DPDPA Section 10(2)(c) — Government of India (2023)
Course Author
Shilpi Kulshrestha
Shilpi is a corporate lawyer with over a decade of experience in data protection, company law, and regulatory compliance. She has advised 50+ startups and enterprises on DPDPA readiness, privacy gover...