Privacy Services

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has developed a series of assurance and advisory services. These services are focused on building trust and confidence in businesses and are a natural extension of the CPA's auditing and information technology consulting functions. One of the services is focused on privacy of personal information. The AICPA and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) have formed the AICPA/CICA Privacy Task Force, which has developed privacy best practices and related services to help organizations manage privacy risk and implement good privacy practices.

GTAG 5: Managing and Auditing Privacy Risks

Posted with permission by The Institute of Internal Auditors, their guide, GTAG 5: Managing and Auditing Privacy Risks is intended to provide audit practitioners with guidance on the key issues that should be addressed to mitigate privacy risk in the collection, use, retention and disclosure of personal information. Learn More>>

Relevance of Generally Accepted Privacy Principles
David M. Cieslak, CPA.CITP, GSEC, and Chairman of the AICPA's Information Technology Executive Committee discusses, in this video, the relevance of Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP). Learn More>>