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Data Protection Impact Assessment: the GDPR Article 35 assessment of processing likely to result in high risk to individuals 1, maintained in this discipline as a versioned artefact, not a one-off document.

Developed in
ch. 19, The DPIA for AI systems
Chapters
ch. 04, The Stack · ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 19, Privacy & AI
Contrast with
FRIA
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

18 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

DPIA: mentions per chapter70 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 1 mention00 Preface101 Definition: 1 mention01 Definition104 The Stack: 2 mentions04 The Stack205 Patterns: 1 mention05 Patterns106 The Role: 3 mentions06 The Role308 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions08 Regulatory Map711 AI Defined: 2 mentions11 AI Defined212 Governance Program: 9 mentions12 Governance Program913 Risk Management: 3 mentions13 Risk Management314 Development: 5 mentions14 Development515 Deployment: 3 mentions15 Deployment316 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention16 Fairness & XAI118 EU AI Act: 5 mentions18 EU AI Act519 Privacy & AI: 22 mentions19 Privacy & AI2220 Existing Law: 2 mentions20 Existing Law221 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention21 AI Laws Worldwide122 Principles & Standards: 1 mention22 Principles & Standards123 AI Agents: 1 mention23 AI Agents1No mentions in the other 5 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
DPIA: mentions per chapter70 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 1 mention10001 Definition: 1 mention101020304 The Stack: 2 mentions20405 Patterns: 1 mention10506 The Role: 3 mentions3060708 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions7081011 AI Defined: 2 mentions21112 Governance Program: 9 mentions91213 Risk Management: 3 mentions31314 Development: 5 mentions51415 Deployment: 3 mentions31516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention1161718 EU AI Act: 5 mentions51819 Privacy & AI: 22 mentions221920 Existing Law: 2 mentions22021 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention12122 Principles & Standards: 1 mention12223 AI Agents: 1 mention123Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of DPIA per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface1No
01 Definition1No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack2Yes
05 Patterns1Yes
06 The Role3No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map7No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined2No
12 Governance Program9No
13 Risk Management3No
14 Development5No
15 Deployment3No
16 Fairness & XAI1No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act5No
19 Privacy & AI22Yes
20 Existing Law2No
21 AI Laws Worldwide1No
22 Principles & Standards1No
23 AI Agents1No

Patterns that use this term

2 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

DPIA: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-CodeDPIAContrast with (1)FRIA · ContrastFRIAPatterns using it (2)FRIA-as-Code, 15 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering
DPIA: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-CodeContrast with (1)FRIA · ContrastFRIAPatterns using it (2)FRIA-as-Code, 15 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk TieringDPIA
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of DPIA
FamilyItemRelation
Contrast withFRIAContrast
Patterns using itFRIA-as-Code, 15 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentionsUses the term

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) (Arts. 4(1), 4(5), 4(7), 4(8), 4(12), 4(14), 5, 6, 9, 12(3), 22, 25, 28(2) and 28(4), 30, 33, 35; Recital 26). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2016-04-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj/eng (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). DPIA. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/dpia. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026dpia,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{DPIA}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/dpia}
}