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What is Privacy by Design and Default

In 1995, a collaborative team led by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Canada) created and formalised the privacy by design approach to systems engineering. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union offers a fresh perspective: "Data Privacy by Design and Default" is the title of Article 25.

Here's a summary of the Article 25 language before we get into the deviation from the original concept in wording: https://bit.ly/3MoSzOC