Introducing the Design Assurance Standard v1.0! While the Design Process Standard (Process Standard) details the design process components needed to incorporate privacy considerations and reduce privacy risks, this Design Assurance Standard (the “Assurance Standard”) confirms an organization’s claim that a specific product, service, or business process has been designed, developed, or deployed with privacy aforethought. 

In other words, the Assurance Standard doesn’t apply to an organization but to a specific object of evaluation. The intent of this certifiable standard is for organizations to demonstrate that they have achieved reasonable assurance around “privacy by design and default” claims.

Many thanks to Standards Committee Chair, Nandita Rao Narla, and subcommittee chairs Akhilesh Srivastava and Daniel Smullen, for leading the efforts to develop this standard over the past two years! Additional thanks to all the committee volunteers who dedicated their time and expertise to this project.

We are currently on the hunt for organizations that would like to adhere to the standard and apply as an early adopter for certification. If you’re interested or know a company who would be interested, please contact us.