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Privacy Requirements

Definition(s):

  Requirements of an organization, information program, or system that are derived from applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, standards, instructions, regulations, procedures, or organizational mission and business case needs with respect to privacy.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5

  Requirements levied on an organization, information program, or information system that are derived from applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, standards, instructions, regulations, procedures, or organizational mission/business case needs to ensure that privacy protections are implemented in the collection, use, sharing, storage, transmittal, and disposal of information.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded]