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Demographic Data Store

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A store of sensitive protected-attribute data (race, gender, age, disability) collected solely for fairness analysis, segregated from production systems.

Responsibility. Holds consented demographic attributes used only for fairness monitoring and auditing.

Also known as: Segregated fairness data store, Protected attribute store

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

is read by dependency

emits telemetry to dynamic

Audit Log Store Ch9.4

has access controlled by control

Purpose-Based Access Controller Ch9.4

Design guidance

SHOULD be strictly segregated from production systems with enhanced access controls, encryption, audit logging, and retention limits.
MUST NOT be used for purposes (e.g., marketing) beyond those consented to.

Classification

Quality attributes: Privacy (NIST AI RMF: privacy-enhanced)Security (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: secure and resilient)
Risks mitigated: Function creep of fairness data into other usesBreach of sensitive demographic data

Sources

Ch9.4: T. Nguyen, "Fairness and Bias Mitigation," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 9.4. ISBN: 9798244538229.