Fair Information Practices (FIPs)
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
Fair Information Practices (FIPs) - The foundational privacy principles, originating with the U.S. government in the 1970s, on which the first wave of modern privacy laws was based.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, Fair Information Practices (FIPs) comes up under Chapter 14: The GDPR and International Privacy Issues; Chapter 1: Introduction to Privacy.
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Related terms
- Notice
- Choice and consent
- Data subject access
- GDPR
- CJEU
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