Privacy Impact Assessment

A privacy impact assessment (PIA) is a structured review of how a system, product, or project collects, uses, stores, and shares personal data, and what risks that handling creates for the people involved. Under laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) is required before high-risk processing begins, including many AI deployments that profile individuals or make automated decisions about them. For AI governance teams, completing a PIA creates a documented record of risk identification, mitigation choices, and sign-off that regulators and auditors will expect to see.

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ResearchUK2026-10-17

ICO Secures Developer Changes and Opens Agentic AI Data Protection Probe

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced that it has secured changes from leading AI developers following scrutiny of their data protection practices. It simultaneously opened a six-week call for evidence on the data protection risks of agentic AI systems. The probe covers privacy impact assessments, lawful basis, transparency, automated decision-making, security testing, and ongoing monitoring.

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