SA-15(12) Minimize Personally Identifiable Information
Control enhancement of SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools
Control
Require the developer of the system or system component to minimize the use of personally identifiable information in development and test environments.
Discussion
Organizations can minimize the risk to an individual’s privacy by using techniques such as de-identification or synthetic data. Limiting the use of personally identifiable information in development and test environments helps reduce the level of privacy risk created by a system.
Related controls
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