Privacy Standards

Privacy Standards Skill

This skill is the reusable privacy reference package for the Privacy Planner and Privacy Reviewer. It consolidates the privacy standards backbone, the core data-flow and classification heuristics, and the DPIA threshold logic needed to keep privacy reviews focused on workflow, evidence, and implementation readiness.

> [!NOTE] > This skill is a planning aid, not legal advice. Its standards summaries support privacy reasoning and review preparation; they do not substitute for qualified legal counsel or a formal regulatory interpretation.

Attribution and licensing posture

• NIST Privacy Framework and NISTIR 8062 are U.S. Government documents and are referenced here with attribution as public-domain reference material.
• GDPR and CCPA/CPRA content is paraphrased and attributed rather than quoted verbatim, consistent with the repository's open legal-text posture.
• OWASP privacy-risk material is used as a planning reference and is attributed to the OWASP project.

Framework index

• [NIST Privacy Framework](references/nist-privacy-framework.md)
• [NISTIR 8062](references/nistir-8062.md)
• [GDPR overview](references/gdpr.md)
• [CCPA/CPRA overview](references/ccpa-cpra.md)
• [OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks](references/owasp-top-10-privacy-risks.md)
• [DPIA threshold heuristics](references/dpia-thresholds.md)

Privacy planning heuristics

• Start with a data inventory and map the personal data lifecycle: collection, transfer, storage, use, sharing, retention, and deletion.
• Separate the data categories from the processing purpose so the planner or reviewer can assess necessity, proportionality, and appropriate control selection.
• Identify whether the workflow involves sensitive data, automated decision-making, profiling, or cross-organization sharing, because these conditions often trigger a deeper review.
• Track the evidence trail for each privacy decision so the handoff can include the standards references, the supporting rationale, and the review context.

Citation-field vocabulary

Use these fields when capturing a finding, control, or risk so the reviewer can assert a stable source-control reference:

• gdpr_article
• ccpa_section
• nist_pf_category
• nistir8062_objective
• owasp_privacy_id

Phase-to-framework mapping

| Privacy phase | Primary standards package | Notes | |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| | Phase 1 Capture | NIST Privacy Framework + GDPR | Context, scope, and legal basis framing | | Phase 2 Data Mapping | NIST Privacy Framework + NISTIR 8062 | Data inventory, purpose, and minimization reasoning | | Phase 3 Risk and DPIA | GDPR + CCPA/CPRA + NISTIR 8062 | DPIA triggers, risk analysis, and proportionality | | Phase 4 Controls | NIST Privacy Framework + OWASP Privacy Risks | Controls for collection, use, sharing, and retention | | Phase 5 Impact | GDPR + CCPA/CPRA + OWASP Privacy Risks | Potential harm, mitigation, and monitoring | | Phase 6 Handoff | All sources | Evidence handoff, review notes, and action tracking |

Open-standards catalog

Use the links below as the reference catalog for open privacy standards and governance resources. Treat the material as planning and review guidance rather than a substitute for legal advice or formal regulatory interpretation.

• NIST Privacy Framework: https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework
• NISTIR 8062: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8062
• GDPR: https://gdpr-info.eu
• CCPA/CPRA: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa
• OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks: https://owasp.org/www-project-top-10-privacy-risks/

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: microsoft
• Source: microsoft/hve-core
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.