Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Data Sovereignty
Data Sovereignty means the sensitive information is subject to applicability of laws and regulations of the country in which the data originated. This empowers data owners with the right to control and protect the usage of their data.
For example, the data of people in the European Union is safeguarded with GDPR regulations.
Additional reading
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