Data Privacy by Design vs Compliance-Only Approaches
Developers should learn and apply Data Privacy by Design when building systems that handle personal data, such as in healthcare, finance, or e-commerce applications, to comply with legal requirements like GDPR and CCPA and avoid costly fines meets developers should learn about compliance-only approaches to understand their pitfalls and avoid them in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or government, where compliance is mandatory but should not be isolated. Here's our take.
Data Privacy by Design
Developers should learn and apply Data Privacy by Design when building systems that handle personal data, such as in healthcare, finance, or e-commerce applications, to comply with legal requirements like GDPR and CCPA and avoid costly fines
Data Privacy by Design
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and apply Data Privacy by Design when building systems that handle personal data, such as in healthcare, finance, or e-commerce applications, to comply with legal requirements like GDPR and CCPA and avoid costly fines
Pros
- +It is crucial in projects involving user data collection, processing, or storage to build trust with users and mitigate risks of data breaches
- +Related to: gdpr-compliance, data-minimization
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Compliance-Only Approaches
Developers should learn about compliance-only approaches to understand their pitfalls and avoid them in regulated industries like finance, healthcare, or government, where compliance is mandatory but should not be isolated
Pros
- +This knowledge helps in advocating for integrated compliance strategies, such as DevSecOps or privacy-by-design, which embed requirements throughout the development lifecycle to improve outcomes
- +Related to: devsecops, privacy-by-design
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Data Privacy by Design if: You want it is crucial in projects involving user data collection, processing, or storage to build trust with users and mitigate risks of data breaches and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Compliance-Only Approaches if: You prioritize this knowledge helps in advocating for integrated compliance strategies, such as devsecops or privacy-by-design, which embed requirements throughout the development lifecycle to improve outcomes over what Data Privacy by Design offers.
Developers should learn and apply Data Privacy by Design when building systems that handle personal data, such as in healthcare, finance, or e-commerce applications, to comply with legal requirements like GDPR and CCPA and avoid costly fines
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