Privacy and Sensitive Data Concepts
Private and sensitive data must be labeled and handled correctly, as doing otherwise would adversely affect a company's reputation and could lead to a regulatory fine. Let's look at concepts relating to data, starting with the data sovereignty.
Data Sovereignty
Data that has been created and turned into digital data is subject to the laws and regulations of the company in which it was created. It cannot be moved to another region—even for a backup-related reason. This affects both cloud providers and multinational corporations, as they cannot simply move data where they want to. Let us look at the legal implications and then the geographical considerations.
Legal implications
Digital data is subject to the laws and regulations of the region in which it is created. The company creating the data must be compliant; for example, they may need to retain medical data for 25 years, financial data for 5 years, and...