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Development Archive

PRELIMINARY DRAFT & REQUEST FOR COMMENT (SEPTEMBER 2019)

NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (Preliminary Draft) | PDF
NIST Privacy Framework Core Changes: Preliminary Draft to Version 1.0 | PDF

Request for Comment (RFC): Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework & comments received | RFC

NIST Informative References | PDF
Preliminary Framework Core Excel | XLSX
Privacy Framework Fact Sheet | PDF
The Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework | Blog
NIST Requests Comments on Draft Privacy Framework | Press Release

WORKSHOP #3 (JULY 2019)

Getting to V1.0 of the NIST Privacy Framework: Workshop #3 | Event Page

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS TO THE DISCUSSION DRAFT (JUNE 2019)

Proposed Integrated Core | PDF
Proposed Separated Core | PDF
Proposed Cores | Excel
Draft NIST Privacy Framework Executive Summary | PDF
Hypothetical NIST Privacy Framework Use Case Profiles | PDF
Proposed NIST Privacy Framework Roadmap Topic Areas | PDF
Draft NIST Privacy Framework Glossary (Updated) | PDF

WORKSHOP #2 (MAY 2019)

Drafting the NIST Privacy Framework: Workshop #2 | Event Page
Drafting the NIST Privacy Framework: Summary of Workshop #2 | PDF

DISCUSSION DRAFT (APRIL 2019)

NIST Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool (Discussion Draft) | PDF
NIST Privacy Framework Discussion Draft Core | Excel 
NIST Privacy Framework Discussion Draft: Comparison of Privacy Framework and Cybersecurity Framework Cores | 
PDF 
NIST Informative References for NIST Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool (Discussion Draft) | PDF

OUTLINE (FEBRUARY 2019)

Privacy Framework Outline | PDF

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (NOVEMBER 2018)

Request for Information (RFI): Developing a Privacy Framework and comments received | RFI
Summary Analysis of Responses to the Request for Information | PDF
List of Standards and Guidance Cited in RFI Responses | PDF

WORKSHOP #1 (OCTOBER 2018)

Kicking off the NIST Privacy Framework: Workshop #1 | Event Page
Kicking off the NIST Privacy Framework: Summary of Workshop #1 | PDF
Supplemental Material for Kicking off the NIST Privacy Framework: Workshop #1 | PDF

ANNOUNCEMENT (SEPTEMBER 2018)

Privacy Framework Fact Sheet | PDF
Department of Commerce Launches Collaborative Privacy Framework Effort | Press Release
A Framework for Online Privacy | Blog

Created January 8, 2020, Updated August 22, 2025
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