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==OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project==
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==The project in a nutshell==
  
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OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project aims to develop a top 10 list for privacy risks in web applications because currently there is no such catalog available. The list will cover technological and organizational aspects like missing data encryption or the lack of transparency.
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The OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project provides a top 10 list for privacy risks in web applications and related countermeasures. It covers technological and organizational aspects that focus on real-life risks, not just legal issues. The Project provides tips on how to implement privacy by design in web applications with the aim of helping developers and web application providers to better understand and improve privacy. The list uses the OECD Privacy Guidelines as a framework and can also be used to assess privacy risks associated with specific web applications.
  
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==Top 10 Privacy Risks==
  
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==Introduction==
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:P1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Web Application Vulnerabilities
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:P2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operator-sided Data Leakage
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:P3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insufficient Data Breach Response
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:P4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insufficient Deletion of personal data
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:P5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions
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:P6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Collection of data not required for the primary purpose
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:P7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sharing of data with third party
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:P8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outdated personal data
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:P9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Missing or Insufficient Session Expiration
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:P10&nbsp;&nbsp;Insecure Data Transfer
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Further information is provided in the Top 10 Privacy Risks tab.
  
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Discussions about how to protect privacy and personal data are ongoing and mostly pushed by lawyers and legal experts. But there is no specific description of privacy risks for IT systems and web applications in specific companies can apply during development and users to
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== Contact us ==
  
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==Description==
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Stefan Burgmair [mailto:[email protected] @]
  
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The deliverable of the project will be a list of the top 10 privacy risks in web applications and possible counter-measures.
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== Quick Download ==
  
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* [https://www.owasp.org/images/0/0a/OWASP_Top_10_Privacy_Countermeasures_v1.0.pdf Top 10 Privacy Risks Countermeasures v1.0 (PDF)]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/images/d/df/OWASP_Top10PrivacyRisks_20150529.pptx Top 10 Privacy Risks Presentation (PPTX)]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/images/6/6f/OWASPTop10PrivacyRisks_20141209.pdf Results presentation at German OWASP Day 2014]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/images/c/c3/Top10PrivacyRisks_IAPP_Summit_2015.pdf Presentation from IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2015]
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* [https://www.owasp.org/images/2/27/Presentation_HowToBoostPrivacy_IAPP_Intensive_2016.pdf Presentation of countermeasures from IAPP Data Protection Intensive 2016]
  
 
==Licensing==
 
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OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project is free to use. It is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License.
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OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project is free to use. It is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA v3.0 License.
  
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== Download Infographic version ==
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[[File:Top_10_Risks.png | 200px]]
  
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== What is XXX? ==
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OWASP XXX  provides:
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== News ==
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* [Ongoing] Update of the OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks
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* [8 April 2016] Countermeasures v1.0 published
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* [1 July 2015] German Translation available
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* [21 Sep 2014] Top 10 Privacy Risks v1.0 published
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* [20 Feb 2014] Project Start
  
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== External Links ==
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[http://www.oecd.org/sti/ieconomy/2013-oecd-privacy-guidelines.pdf OECD Privacy Guidelines]
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[https://secure.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/edps/EDPS/IPEN Internet Privacy Engineering Network - IPEN]<br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO7bjmUAq-Q Video from IPEN workshop at Berlin state parliament]<br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SEdnWlSZyk Video from panel discussion at CPDP 2015 in Brussels]<br>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXSZiWNyPZA Video from presentation at AppSec EU 2015]<br>
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[https://privacyscore.org/ Check your website with PRIVACYSCORE]
  
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==Classifications==
  
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=Top 10 Privacy Risks=
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==Top 10 Privacy Risks 2014==
  
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Version 1.0 of the OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks list. Further information and related countermeasures are provided in [https://www.owasp.org/images/0/0a/OWASP_Top_10_Privacy_Countermeasures_v1.0.pdf this PDF document].
  
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>No.</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Title</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Frequency</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Impact&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Description</b></td>
  
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<td>P1</td>
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<td>Web Application Vulnerabilities</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>Vulnerability is a key problem in any system that guards or operates on sensitive user data. Failure to suitably design and implement an application, detect a problem or promptly apply a fix (patch) is likely to result in a privacy breach. This risk also encompasses the OWASP Top 10 List of web application vulnerabilities and the risks resulting from them.
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<td>P2</td>
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<td>Operator-sided Data Leakage</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>Failure to prevent the leakage of any information containing or related to user data, or the data itself, to any unauthorized party resulting in loss of data confidentiality. Introduced either due to intentional malicious breach or unintentional mistake e.g. caused by insufficient access management controls, insecure storage, duplication of data or a lack of awareness.
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<td>P3</td>
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<td>Insufficient Data Breach Response</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>Not informing the affected persons (data subjects) about a possible breach or data leak, resulting either from intentional or unintentional events; failure to remedy the situation by fixing the cause; not attempting to limit the leaks.
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<td>P4</td>
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<td>Insufficient Deletion of Personal Data</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td>Failure to effectively and/or timely delete personal data after termination of the specified purpose or upon request.
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<td>P5</td>
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<td>Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td>Not providing sufficient information to describing how data is processed, such as its collection, storage, and processing. Failure to make this information easily-accessible and understandable for non-lawyers.
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<td>P6</td>
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<td>Collection of data not required for the primary purpose</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td>Collecting descriptive, demographic or any other user-related data that are not needed for the purposes of the system. Applies also to data for which the user did not provide consent.
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<td>P7</td>
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<td>Sharing of Data with Third Party</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td>Providing user data to any third-party, without obtaining the user’s consent. Sharing results either due to transfer or exchanging for a monetary compensation or otherwise due to inappropriate use of third-party resources included in the web site like widgets (e.g. maps, social networks buttons), analytics or web bugs (e.g. beacons).
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<td>P8</td>
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<td>Outdated personal data</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">High</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>The use of outdated, incorrect or bogus user data. Failure to update or correct the data.
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<td>P9</td>
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<td>Missing or insufficient Session Expiration</td>
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<td bgcolor="yellow">Medium</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>Failure to effectively enforce session termination. May result in collection of additional user-data without the user’s consent or awareness.
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<td>P10</td>
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<td>Insecure Data Transfer</td>
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<td bgcolor="yellow">Medium</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Very high</td>
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<td>Failure to provide data transfers over encrypted and secured channels, excluding the possibility of data leakage. Failure of enforcing mechanisms limiting the leak surface, e.g. allowing to infer any user data out of the mechanics of Web application operation.</td>
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Note: The values between 0 to 3 used for frequency and impact rating were replaced by a textual description: 0-1: Low, 1-1.5: Medium, 1.5-2: High, > 2: Very high
  
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== Project Leader ==
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= Participation and Discussion =
  
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Florian Stahl
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==Participate==
  
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== Related Projects ==
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Some ways you can help:
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* Discuss with us in the mailing list or Google docs
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* Tell your colleagues and friends about the project
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* Provide feedback (feel free to contact us)
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* Apply the results in practice to improve web application privacy
  
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* [[OWASP_CISO_Survey]]
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Sign up to our [https://groups.google.com/a/owasp.org/forum/#!forum/top-10-privacy-risks-project/join mailing list] to stay informed.
  
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==Discussions and Documentation==
  
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To avoid overwriting issues we use Google Docs for our discussions.
  
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===Update 2019-2020===
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Impact rating (open discussion): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VuusvZnhHpWvmPFeAovM68iB_Do3XFZCH2EsITGuAKg/edit<br>
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Privacy Risk Candidate List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eEU7TsoaPG56-zhJi4bi1SD53Jto84GQ8dDGTajL8TY/edit<br>
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Method Update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AlAg2cybvo5VX-frzF5uHeAcib3X2rTAA2p97XH8fHw/edit
  
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== Quick Download ==
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===Closed discussions and documents===
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Countermeasures document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GaoJDPtyXMv09wIw9xXTVPYTR_6fQROlptszPhxVc1s/edit?usp=sharing
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<br>Method: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHM9LH2rP6ac3DvJ7lehDNb9qVP5YADOQGNEuiy5okg/edit
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<br>Privacy Risk list 2014: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ufAuGtW42gUHtJF-9_VOzNZEegZJnMyqDcyfzmsjJeQ/edit
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<br>Draft list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMljvy09nulPnzv5XkFc2uxn1bSR-ftKqx5VoayTzW8/edit
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<br>Impact rating: https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1Gjd5XVJyGWHryUA2WyPSRQ0gQuaD5zWUCHU76_FHMKU/edit
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<br>Calculation of the complete Privacy Risks list v1.0: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q7Xh4gclSieXNpVbdvyFwsZMENo2r3BoN2S3ww_W5-M/edit
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<br>Brainstorming for countermeasures: https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1g4Q_XDVGEAbVR_7DLNIbDN2men57BQ0pNn8CyRc2od8/edit
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==Survey Results==
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A survey was performed to determine the frequency of occurrence of privacy violations in web applications.
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63 people participated in total. The survey was online for 3 weeks from 4 to 25 August 2014.
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Here is a summary of the results or you can [https://www.owasp.org/images/c/c8/PrivacyTop10Survey.pdf download the full report].
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Software Developer 26.98%
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Software Designer 12.70%
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Legal Practitioner 4.76%
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Software Project Manager 11.11%
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Data Privacy Expert 33.33%
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Security Expert 66.67%
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Public Servant 12.70%
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Other 11.11%
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Q2 In total, how many years of professional experience do you have related to privacy?
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Average: 6.2 years
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Q3 In total, how many years of professional experience do you have related to web applications?
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Average: 8.1 years
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The following ratings are between 1 and 4.
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[1] Up to one out of four web applications. (0-25%)
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[2] Up to ev ery second web application. (26-50%)
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[3] Up to three out of four web applications. (51-75%)
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[4] More than three out of four web applications. (76-100%)
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[excluded] N/A
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01. Collection of data not required for main purpose
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Average Rating: 3.1
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02. Collection of Incorrect Data
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Average Rating: 2.0
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03. Collection without consent
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Average Rating: 3.0
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04. Problems with getting Consent
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Average Rating: 2.6
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05. Outdated Personal Data
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Average Rating: 2.6
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06. Inability of users to modify stored data
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Average Rating: 2.3
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07. Insufficient deletion of personal data
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Average Rating: 3.3
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08. Unrelated use
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Average Rating: 2.7
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09. Data Aggregation and Profiling
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Average Rating: 2.4
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10. Sharing of data with third party
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Average Rating: 2.8
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11. Operator-sided Data Leakage
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Average Rating: 2.7
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12. Insecure data transfer
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Average Rating: 2.3
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13. Web Application Vulnerabilities
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Average Rating: 2.9
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14. Insufficient Data Breach Response
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Average Rating: 2.6
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15. Form field design issues
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Average Rating: 2.2
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16. Missing or Insufficient Session Expiration
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Average Rating: 2.4
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17. Misleading Content
  
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Average Rating: 2.3
  
  
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18. Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions
  
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Average Rating: 3.2
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19. Inappropriate Policies, Terms and Conditions
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Average Rating: 2.7
  
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=FAQs=
 
=FAQs=
  
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==Frequently Asked Questions==
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===Why is this project only about web applications and not about any kind of software?===
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Web applications can easily collect data from users without their permission or without adequately informing them how their data is used. Cookies, and other trackers, enable the monitoring of user's behaviour, and this information may be used for a variety of commercial purposes, including targeted advertising, profiling, and the sale of aggregated data. This is why the subject is so important, especially for web applications.
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===Are the Top 10 Privacy Risks applicable for mobile apps as well?===
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Privacy risks for mobile apps are very similar. The rating might be slightly different and there might be some additional risks related to the loss of devices and the use of location data, but in general the Top 10 Privacy Risks are applicable for mobile apps as well. 
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===What is the difference between this project and the OWASP Top 10?===
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There are two main differences. First, the OWASP Top 10 describes technical risks, that are not primarily affecting privacy. Second, the OWASP Top 10 do not address software such as cookies or trackers, or organisational issues like privacy notices, profiling, or the sharing of data with third parties.
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===Why should companies and other organisations be concerned about privacy risks?===
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Privacy risks may have serious consequences for an organisation, such as:
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* perceived harm to privacy;
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* a failure to meet public expectations on both the use and protection of personal information;
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* retrospective imposition of regulatory conditions;
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* low adoption rates or poor participation in the scheme from both the public and partner organisations;
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* the costs of redesigning the system or retro-fitting solutions;
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* failure of a project or completed system;
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* withdrawal of support from key supporting organisations due to perceived privacy harms; and/ or
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* failure to comply with the law, leading to enforcement action from the regulator or compensation claims from individuals.
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(Source: http://ico.org.uk/pia_handbook_html_v2/html/1-Chap2-2.html)
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= Translation =
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Currently project documentation is available in English and German. If you are interested in helping to translate to another language, please contact the project leaders. 
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==German==
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===Top 10 Datenschutzrisiken===
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Nr.</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Titel</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Häufigkeit</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Schaden&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#D8D8D8"><b>Beschreibung</b></td>
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<td>P1</td>
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<td>Schwachstellen in Webanwendungen</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">Hoch</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Sehr hoch</td>
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<td>Schwachstellen sind ein zentrales Problem in jedem System, mit dem sensible Nutzerdaten erhoben, verarbeitet und genutzt werden. Bestehen Fehler im Design oder in der Implementierung der Applikation, werden Probleme nicht entdeckt oder Sicherheitspatches nicht unverzüglich eingespielt, führt dies mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit zu einer Verletzung des Persönlichkeitsrechts. Dieses Risiko wird bereits in anderen Projekten behandelt, wie der OWASP Top 10 Liste der häufigsten Sicherheitsrisiken für Webanwendungen.
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<td>P2</td>
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<td>Datenabfluss beim Betreiber</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">Hoch</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Sehr hoch</td>
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<td>Wird die unerwünschte Preisgabe personenbezogener oder personenbeziehbarer Daten an nicht autorisierte Personen nicht wirksam verhindert, ist dies ein Verlust der Vertraulichkeit. Ursachen sind entweder ein vorsätzlich durchgeführter Datenabzug oder unbeabsichtigte Fehler wie beispielsweise unzureichendes Zugriffsmanagement, unsichere Datenablage, Datendopplung oder fehlendes Problembewusstsein (Awareness).</td>
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<td>Unzureichende Reaktion bei einer Datenpanne</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">Hoch</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Sehr hoch</td>
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<td>Es werden Beschreibungsdaten, demographische Daten oder sonstige personenbezogene Daten gesammelt, die nicht für den vereinbarten Zweck der Anwendung benötigt werden. Ebenso werden Daten gesammelt, für deren Erhebung der Nutzer keine Einverständniserklärung abgegeben hat.
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<td>Personenbezogene Daten werden ohne Einverständnis des Nutzers an Dritte weiter gegeben bzw. diesen zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Weitergabe von Daten und Erkenntnissen erfolgt entweder direkt oder auf Anfrage, gegen Zahlung oder auch durch unsachgemäßen Einsatz von Diensten Dritter wie beispielsweise Widgets für Webseiten (z.B. Landkarten, Buttons von sozialen Netzwerken), Analysetools oder Web Bugs (z.B. Beacons).
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<td>Veraltete personenbezogene Daten</td>
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<td bgcolor="orange">Hoch</td>
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<td bgcolor="red">Sehr hoch</td>
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<td>Es werden veraltete, inkorrekte oder gefälschte personenbezogene Daten genutzt. Datenaktualisierungen oder -korrekturen finden nicht in ausreichendem Maße statt.
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<td bgcolor="red">Sehr hoch</td>
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<td>Unzureichendes Beenden von Sessions. Dies kann dazu führen, dass zusätzliche Nutzerdaten ohne Einverständnis oder Wissen des Nutzers gesammelt werden.
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The project in a nutshell

The OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project provides a top 10 list for privacy risks in web applications and related countermeasures. It covers technological and organizational aspects that focus on real-life risks, not just legal issues. The Project provides tips on how to implement privacy by design in web applications with the aim of helping developers and web application providers to better understand and improve privacy. The list uses the OECD Privacy Guidelines as a framework and can also be used to assess privacy risks associated with specific web applications.

Top 10 Privacy Risks

P1    Web Application Vulnerabilities
P2    Operator-sided Data Leakage
P3    Insufficient Data Breach Response
P4    Insufficient Deletion of personal data
P5    Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions
P6    Collection of data not required for the primary purpose
P7    Sharing of data with third party
P8    Outdated personal data
P9    Missing or Insufficient Session Expiration
P10  Insecure Data Transfer

Further information is provided in the Top 10 Privacy Risks tab.

Contact us

Florian Stahl @
Stefan Burgmair @

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Licensing

OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project is free to use. It is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA v3.0 License.

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News

  • [Ongoing] Update of the OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks
  • [8 April 2016] Countermeasures v1.0 published
  • [1 July 2015] German Translation available
  • [21 Sep 2014] Top 10 Privacy Risks v1.0 published
  • [20 Feb 2014] Project Start

External Links

OECD Privacy Guidelines Internet Privacy Engineering Network - IPEN
Video from IPEN workshop at Berlin state parliament
Video from panel discussion at CPDP 2015 in Brussels
Video from presentation at AppSec EU 2015
Check your website with PRIVACYSCORE

Classifications

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Top 10 Privacy Risks 2014

Version 1.0 of the OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks list. Further information and related countermeasures are provided in this PDF document.

No. Title Frequency Impact     Description
P1 Web Application Vulnerabilities High Very high Vulnerability is a key problem in any system that guards or operates on sensitive user data. Failure to suitably design and implement an application, detect a problem or promptly apply a fix (patch) is likely to result in a privacy breach. This risk also encompasses the OWASP Top 10 List of web application vulnerabilities and the risks resulting from them.
P2 Operator-sided Data Leakage High Very high Failure to prevent the leakage of any information containing or related to user data, or the data itself, to any unauthorized party resulting in loss of data confidentiality. Introduced either due to intentional malicious breach or unintentional mistake e.g. caused by insufficient access management controls, insecure storage, duplication of data or a lack of awareness.
P3 Insufficient Data Breach Response High Very high Not informing the affected persons (data subjects) about a possible breach or data leak, resulting either from intentional or unintentional events; failure to remedy the situation by fixing the cause; not attempting to limit the leaks.
P4 Insufficient Deletion of Personal Data Very high High Failure to effectively and/or timely delete personal data after termination of the specified purpose or upon request.
P5 Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions Very high High Not providing sufficient information to describing how data is processed, such as its collection, storage, and processing. Failure to make this information easily-accessible and understandable for non-lawyers.
P6 Collection of data not required for the primary purpose Very high High Collecting descriptive, demographic or any other user-related data that are not needed for the purposes of the system. Applies also to data for which the user did not provide consent.
P7 Sharing of Data with Third Party High High Providing user data to any third-party, without obtaining the user’s consent. Sharing results either due to transfer or exchanging for a monetary compensation or otherwise due to inappropriate use of third-party resources included in the web site like widgets (e.g. maps, social networks buttons), analytics or web bugs (e.g. beacons).
P8 Outdated personal data High Very high The use of outdated, incorrect or bogus user data. Failure to update or correct the data.
P9 Missing or insufficient Session Expiration Medium Very high Failure to effectively enforce session termination. May result in collection of additional user-data without the user’s consent or awareness.
P10 Insecure Data Transfer Medium Very high Failure to provide data transfers over encrypted and secured channels, excluding the possibility of data leakage. Failure of enforcing mechanisms limiting the leak surface, e.g. allowing to infer any user data out of the mechanics of Web application operation.

Note: The values between 0 to 3 used for frequency and impact rating were replaced by a textual description: 0-1: Low, 1-1.5: Medium, 1.5-2: High, > 2: Very high

Participate

Some ways you can help:

  • Discuss with us in the mailing list or Google docs
  • Tell your colleagues and friends about the project
  • Provide feedback (feel free to contact us)
  • Apply the results in practice to improve web application privacy

Sign up to our mailing list to stay informed.

Discussions and Documentation

To avoid overwriting issues we use Google Docs for our discussions.

Update 2019-2020

Impact rating (open discussion): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VuusvZnhHpWvmPFeAovM68iB_Do3XFZCH2EsITGuAKg/edit
Privacy Risk Candidate List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eEU7TsoaPG56-zhJi4bi1SD53Jto84GQ8dDGTajL8TY/edit
Method Update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AlAg2cybvo5VX-frzF5uHeAcib3X2rTAA2p97XH8fHw/edit

Closed discussions and documents

Countermeasures document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GaoJDPtyXMv09wIw9xXTVPYTR_6fQROlptszPhxVc1s/edit?usp=sharing
Method: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHM9LH2rP6ac3DvJ7lehDNb9qVP5YADOQGNEuiy5okg/edit
Privacy Risk list 2014: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ufAuGtW42gUHtJF-9_VOzNZEegZJnMyqDcyfzmsjJeQ/edit
Draft list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMljvy09nulPnzv5XkFc2uxn1bSR-ftKqx5VoayTzW8/edit
Impact rating: https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1Gjd5XVJyGWHryUA2WyPSRQ0gQuaD5zWUCHU76_FHMKU/edit
Calculation of the complete Privacy Risks list v1.0: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q7Xh4gclSieXNpVbdvyFwsZMENo2r3BoN2S3ww_W5-M/edit
Brainstorming for countermeasures: https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1g4Q_XDVGEAbVR_7DLNIbDN2men57BQ0pNn8CyRc2od8/edit

Survey Results

A survey was performed to determine the frequency of occurrence of privacy violations in web applications.

63 people participated in total. The survey was online for 3 weeks from 4 to 25 August 2014.


Here is a summary of the results or you can download the full report.


Part 1:

Q1 Do or did you work as a:

Software Developer 26.98%

Software Designer 12.70%

Legal Practitioner 4.76%

Software Project Manager 11.11%

Data Privacy Expert 33.33%

Security Expert 66.67%

Public Servant 12.70%

Other 11.11%


Q2 In total, how many years of professional experience do you have related to privacy?

Average: 6.2 years


Q3 In total, how many years of professional experience do you have related to web applications?

Average: 8.1 years


Part 2:

The following ratings are between 1 and 4.

The possible choices for answers where:

[1] Up to one out of four web applications. (0-25%)

[2] Up to ev ery second web application. (26-50%)

[3] Up to three out of four web applications. (51-75%)

[4] More than three out of four web applications. (76-100%)

[excluded] N/A


01. Collection of data not required for main purpose

Average Rating: 3.1


02. Collection of Incorrect Data

Average Rating: 2.0


03. Collection without consent

Average Rating: 3.0


04. Problems with getting Consent

Average Rating: 2.6


05. Outdated Personal Data

Average Rating: 2.6


06. Inability of users to modify stored data

Average Rating: 2.3


07. Insufficient deletion of personal data

Average Rating: 3.3


08. Unrelated use

Average Rating: 2.7


09. Data Aggregation and Profiling

Average Rating: 2.4


10. Sharing of data with third party

Average Rating: 2.8


11. Operator-sided Data Leakage

Average Rating: 2.7


12. Insecure data transfer

Average Rating: 2.3


13. Web Application Vulnerabilities

Average Rating: 2.9


14. Insufficient Data Breach Response

Average Rating: 2.6


15. Form field design issues

Average Rating: 2.2


16. Missing or Insufficient Session Expiration

Average Rating: 2.4


17. Misleading Content

Average Rating: 2.3


18. Non-transparent Policies, Terms and Conditions

Average Rating: 3.2


19. Inappropriate Policies, Terms and Conditions

Average Rating: 2.7


20. Transfer or processing through third party

Average Rating: 2.6

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this project only about web applications and not about any kind of software?

Web applications can easily collect data from users without their permission or without adequately informing them how their data is used. Cookies, and other trackers, enable the monitoring of user's behaviour, and this information may be used for a variety of commercial purposes, including targeted advertising, profiling, and the sale of aggregated data. This is why the subject is so important, especially for web applications.

Are the Top 10 Privacy Risks applicable for mobile apps as well?

Privacy risks for mobile apps are very similar. The rating might be slightly different and there might be some additional risks related to the loss of devices and the use of location data, but in general the Top 10 Privacy Risks are applicable for mobile apps as well.

What is the difference between this project and the OWASP Top 10?

There are two main differences. First, the OWASP Top 10 describes technical risks, that are not primarily affecting privacy. Second, the OWASP Top 10 do not address software such as cookies or trackers, or organisational issues like privacy notices, profiling, or the sharing of data with third parties.

Why should companies and other organisations be concerned about privacy risks?

Privacy risks may have serious consequences for an organisation, such as:

  • perceived harm to privacy;
  • a failure to meet public expectations on both the use and protection of personal information;
  • retrospective imposition of regulatory conditions;
  • low adoption rates or poor participation in the scheme from both the public and partner organisations;
  • the costs of redesigning the system or retro-fitting solutions;
  • failure of a project or completed system;
  • withdrawal of support from key supporting organisations due to perceived privacy harms; and/ or
  • failure to comply with the law, leading to enforcement action from the regulator or compensation claims from individuals.

(Source: http://ico.org.uk/pia_handbook_html_v2/html/1-Chap2-2.html)

Currently project documentation is available in English and German. If you are interested in helping to translate to another language, please contact the project leaders.

German

Top 10 Datenschutzrisiken

Nr. Titel Häufigkeit Schaden     Beschreibung
P1 Schwachstellen in Webanwendungen Hoch Sehr hoch Schwachstellen sind ein zentrales Problem in jedem System, mit dem sensible Nutzerdaten erhoben, verarbeitet und genutzt werden. Bestehen Fehler im Design oder in der Implementierung der Applikation, werden Probleme nicht entdeckt oder Sicherheitspatches nicht unverzüglich eingespielt, führt dies mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit zu einer Verletzung des Persönlichkeitsrechts. Dieses Risiko wird bereits in anderen Projekten behandelt, wie der OWASP Top 10 Liste der häufigsten Sicherheitsrisiken für Webanwendungen.
P2 Datenabfluss beim Betreiber Hoch Sehr hoch Wird die unerwünschte Preisgabe personenbezogener oder personenbeziehbarer Daten an nicht autorisierte Personen nicht wirksam verhindert, ist dies ein Verlust der Vertraulichkeit. Ursachen sind entweder ein vorsätzlich durchgeführter Datenabzug oder unbeabsichtigte Fehler wie beispielsweise unzureichendes Zugriffsmanagement, unsichere Datenablage, Datendopplung oder fehlendes Problembewusstsein (Awareness).
P3 Unzureichende Reaktion bei einer Datenpanne Hoch Sehr hoch Betroffene werden nicht über mögliche Pannen oder Datenlecks benachrichtigt, die durch Angriffe oder unbeabsichtigte Ereignisse entstehen. Angemessene Abhilfemaßnahmen zum Schließen der Lücken und Beseitigung der Ursache fehlen.
P4 Unzureichende Löschung personenbezogener Daten Sehr hoch Hoch Personenbezogene Daten werden nicht termingerecht oder nicht effektiv nach Zweckablauf bzw. aufgrund einer Löschanfrage gelöscht.
P5 Intransparente Nutzungsbedingungen Sehr hoch High Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung wie Erhebung, Speicherung und Nutzung personenbezogener Daten sind unzureichend. Diese Informationen sind nicht leicht zugänglich oder für juristische Laien nicht verständlich aufbereitet.
P6 Sammeln von Daten, die über den eigentlichen Zweck hinaus gehen Sehr hoch Hoch Es werden Beschreibungsdaten, demographische Daten oder sonstige personenbezogene Daten gesammelt, die nicht für den vereinbarten Zweck der Anwendung benötigt werden. Ebenso werden Daten gesammelt, für deren Erhebung der Nutzer keine Einverständniserklärung abgegeben hat.
P7 Weitergabe von Daten an Dritte Hoch Hoch Personenbezogene Daten werden ohne Einverständnis des Nutzers an Dritte weiter gegeben bzw. diesen zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Weitergabe von Daten und Erkenntnissen erfolgt entweder direkt oder auf Anfrage, gegen Zahlung oder auch durch unsachgemäßen Einsatz von Diensten Dritter wie beispielsweise Widgets für Webseiten (z.B. Landkarten, Buttons von sozialen Netzwerken), Analysetools oder Web Bugs (z.B. Beacons).
P8 Veraltete personenbezogene Daten Hoch Sehr hoch Es werden veraltete, inkorrekte oder gefälschte personenbezogene Daten genutzt. Datenaktualisierungen oder -korrekturen finden nicht in ausreichendem Maße statt.
P9 Fehlendes oder unzureichendes Session-Ende Mittel Sehr hoch Unzureichendes Beenden von Sessions. Dies kann dazu führen, dass zusätzliche Nutzerdaten ohne Einverständnis oder Wissen des Nutzers gesammelt werden.
P10 Unsichere Datenübertragung Mittel Sehr hoch Die Datenübermittlung erfolgt nicht auf verschlüsselten und sicheren Kanälen, so dass ein unautorisierter Zugriff nicht verhindert wird. Mechanismen zum Verringern der Angriffsfläche, werden nicht umgesetzt. Hierzu gehört es zu verhindern, dass durch das Verhalten der Webanwendung Rückschlüsse auf Nutzerdaten möglich sind.

Presentation

Video and presentation from it-sa Security Expo and Congress 2015


Flyer

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Japanese

Link to slidedeck

Volunteers

The Top 10 Privacy Risk list is developed by a team of volunteers. The primary contributors to date have been:

  • Stefan Burgmair
  • R. Jason Cronk
  • Edward Delaporte
  • Tim Gough
  • Prof. Hans-Joachim Hof
  • Lukasz Olejnik
  • Florian Stahl

Partners

Sponsors

Feel free to contact us in case you are also interested to support the OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks project.

PROJECT INFO
What does this OWASP project offer you? 		RELEASE(S) INFO
What releases are available for this project?
what is this project?
Name: OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project (home page)
Purpose: The OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project provides a top 10 list for privacy risks in web applications and related countermeasures. It covers technological and organizational aspects that focus on real-life risks, not just legal issues. The Project provides tips on how to implement privacy by design in web applications with the aim of helping developers and web application providers to better understand and improve privacy. The list uses the OECD Privacy Guidelines as a framework and can also be used to assess privacy risks associated with specific web applications.
License: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0
who is working on this project?
Project Leader(s):
  • Florian Stahl @
  • Stefan Burgmair @
how can you learn more?
Project Pamphlet: View
Project Presentation: View
Mailing list: Mailing List Archives
Project Roadmap: View
Key Contacts
  • Contact Florian Stahl @ to contribute to this project
  • Contact Florian Stahl @ to review or sponsor this project
current release
Top 10 Privacy Risks v1 - September 2014 (risk list / final, v1.0) & June 2015 (countermeasures / alpha) - (no download available)
Release description: N/A
Rating: Projects/OWASP Top 10 Privacy Risks Project/GPC/Assessment/Top 10 Privacy Risks v1
last reviewed release
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