CDPSE · Question #47
It is MOST important to consider privacy by design principles during which phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC)?
The correct answer is B. Requirements definition. Privacy by Design (PbD) mandates that privacy be embedded into systems proactively, not added as an afterthought. The requirements definition phase is the earliest stage where privacy controls can be formally specified before architecture decisions are made. Incorporating privacy
Question
It is MOST important to consider privacy by design principles during which phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC)?
Options
- AApplication design
- BRequirements definition
- CImplementation
- DTesting
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A2% (1)
- B92% (54)
- C5% (3)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Privacy by Design (PbD) mandates that privacy be embedded into systems proactively, not added as an afterthought. The requirements definition phase is the earliest stage where privacy controls can be formally specified before architecture decisions are made. Incorporating privacy at this stage is far less costly and more effective than retrofitting it later. Application design (A) comes after requirements and is too late to shape foundational decisions. Implementation (C) and testing (D) are even later and can only verify that previously defined requirements were met-they cannot substitute for privacy planning at the source.
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