Release
LOW MODERATE HIGHRequirements NIST SOURCE
Remove personally identifiable information elements from a dataset prior to its release if those elements in the dataset do not need to be part of the data release.
Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)
Prior to releasing a dataset, a data custodian considers the intended uses of the dataset and determines if it is necessary to release personally identifiable information. If the personally identifiable information is not necessary, the information can be removed using de-identification techniques.
Implementation Guidance
Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.
No engineering interpretation has been authored for SI-19(3) yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.
Assessment
Assessment Objectives
- personally identifiable information elements are removed from a dataset prior to its release if those elements in the dataset do not need to be part of the data release.
Examine
[SELECT FROM: System and information integrity policy; system and information integrity procedures; personally identifiable information processing policy; de-identification procedures; procedures for minimizing the release of personally identifiable information; system configuration; data release mechanisms; system security plan; privacy plan; privacy impact assessment; privacy risk assessment documentation; other relevant documents or records].
Interview
[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel responsible for de-identifying the dataset; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities].
Test
[SELECT FROM: Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the removal of personally identifiable information elements from a dataset].
STIGs & CCIs
No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for SI-19(3). This section is architected to display, per product: STIG ID, Finding ID, Severity, Title, Description, Check, Fix, CCI, and NIST control mapping — but nothing is populated here until a real DISA STIG/CCI dataset is ingested.
Learn more about STIG/CCI integration →Evidence
Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.
Policy
- System and information integrity policy
- personally identifiable information processing policy
- system security plan
- privacy plan
Configuration
- system configuration
Testing
- Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the removal of personally identifiable information elements from a dataset
Other Records
- system and information integrity procedures
- de-identification procedures
- procedures for minimizing the release of personally identifiable information
- data release mechanisms
- privacy impact assessment
- privacy risk assessment documentation
- other relevant documents or records