Laws/Legal Terms - P
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) -
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) - (International standard for handling transactions involving payment cards (credit cards), such as system security measures requirements, measures to protect stored data, encryption measures for data transmission, testing, and restrictions on access.)
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) - (Canadian privacy law)
personally identifiable information (PII) - (federal privacy-related classification/protection standard)
Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) - (Executive Branch order/instruction)
Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) - (Executive Branch guidance/interpretation)
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (PRO-IP Act) -
privacy impact assessment (PIA) - (E-Government Act requirement for information technology decisions imposed on federal agencies)
Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) - (child pornography - upheld by Supreme Court but of questionable constitutionality)
process safety management (PSM) - (OSHA safety regulation)
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (PATRIOT Act) (USA PATRIOT Act) - (Federal legislation enacted following the September 11, 2001 attack, intended to overhaul intelligence gathering and provide greater national security capabilities.)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) - (intellectual property)