privacyaudit
nounUK /ˈprɪvəsi ˈɔːdɪt/
US /ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɔːdɪt/
A privacy audit is a check to see if someone is keeping your personal information safe.
The company did a privacy audit to make sure our names and passwords were safe.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A formal examination of how an organization collects and uses people's private data.
The school ordered a privacy audit after parents worried about the new app.
3. A test that looks for places where private information might leak out.
The privacy audit found that the website was sharing emails with other companies.
4. A report that says whether privacy rules are being followed.
The privacy audit showed that the hospital needed to lock its files better.