Sensing Privacy Checklist

Interactive checklistWireless and optical sensing

Sensing Privacy Checklist

Describe one sensing decision, reduce the data it needs, and download a local decision record for review.

PurposeRoom capacity

Raw retentionNone

Controls complete0 / 5

DecisionReview

Try

Try a preset, change one control, and inspect the reason beside the decision. The example data stays in this browser until you download it.

Try a realistic preset

Specific purposePeople affectedModality and inferenceRaw observation handlingResult retentionLess intrusive alternativeFailure and no-action rule

Controls to document

A lawful basis and any special-category condition have been reviewed.People receive accessible notice before entering the sensing area.A genuine alternative or objection route is documented.Access, deletion, and incident owners are named.High-risk processing and the need for a DPIA have been assessed.Named reviewer or next action

Observe

Change Raw observation handling and compare the 3 decision states and reasons below.

Ready for reviewNeeds controlsStop and redesign

Explain

Even a 24-hour count can reveal a routine when linked to a place and time. Result retention controls how long that pattern remains available. Local processing and short retention reduce exposure; they do not supply a lawful basis or replace clear notice.

Technical boundaries

This example checks supplied design choices only. It does not measure RF or optical signals, test sensor error in a real room, identify people, validate a lawful basis, or prove that deletion works. Site geometry, uncertainty, human review, security, and rights handling need separate evidence.

This worksheet is a design record. It is not legal approval, a consent mechanism, or a deployment authorisation.

No account or network request is used. Downloaded JSON stays under your control. For current UK guidance, consult the ICO monitoring guidance.