Security Safeguards Principle

Definition
A Security Safeguards Principle is

"[o]ne of the eight Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to this principle, personal data should be protected by reasonable security safeguards against such risks as loss or unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure of data."

Source
U.S. Justice Department, Justice Information Privacy Guideline - Developing, Drafting and Assessing Privacy Policy for Justice Information Systems, Glossary (Sept. 2002).