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Privacy breach

nounid 163492·updated Aug 30, 2026
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A data privacy breach occurs when an individual or organization breaks into systems or locations where PI was collected, created, used or stored in an unauthorized manner (without the explicit permission of the data subjects or the entity controlling or processing the data) and causes the data to be disclosed in ways that are not under the entity's policies, applicable laws or regulations.

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AICPA Privacy Management Framework1 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
A data privacy breach occurs when an individual or organization breaks into systems or locations where PI was collected, created, used or stored in an unauthorized manner (without the explicit permission of the data subjects or the entity controlling or processing the data) and causes the data to be disclosed in ways that are not under the entity's policies, applicable laws or regulations.
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Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A data privacy breach occurs when an individual or organization breaks into systems or locations where PI was collected, created, used or stored in an unauthorized manner (without the explicit permission of the data subjects or the entity controlling or processing the data) and causes the data to be disclosed in ways that are not under the entity's policies, applicable laws or regulations.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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