Glossary
Plain-language explanations for encryption, tracking, compliance, and security concepts.
Data Management
Right enabling individuals to receive and transmit their data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Data Management
Operations performed on personal data (collection, storage, use, disclosure, deletion).
Law
Contract governing processor obligations (security, sub-processors, assistance, breach notice, retention) for handled personal data.
Data Management
Entity processing personal data on behalf of a controller under instructions.
Privacy
Role responsible for advising on and monitoring data protection compliance.
Data Management
Set of dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness) used to assess dataset reliability.
Data Management
Geographic location of data storage and, sometimes, processing within specific regions.
Data Management
Storage duration for data, defined by policy, law, and operational needs.
Data Management
Media sanitization process to render data unrecoverable prior to reuse, return, or disposal.
Data Management
Principle that data is subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) governing it.
Data Management
Identifiable individual to whom personal data relates; rights holder under many laws.
Data Management
Centralized analytical datastore optimized for querying and reporting across datasets.
Privacy
Re-identification of individuals by linking datasets and auxiliary information.
Networking
Architecture where control and operation are distributed across multiple independent nodes.
Networking
Identifier resolvable to a document containing public keys and service endpoints, controlled via cryptographic proofs.
Networking
Service whose operation or governance is distributed across nodes, protocols, or smart contracts.
Network Privacy
Single-tenant IP assignment for network services.
Privacy
Decentralized financial protocols operating via smart contracts and on-chain assets.
Security
Cryptographic proof of device integrity/state to a relying party; often hardware-backed and privacy-sensitive.
Tracking
High-entropy identifier derived from device/browser attributes to enable recognition without cookies.
Tracking
Technique for probabilistic identification using device/browser attributes and behavioral signals.
Tracking
It’s like a name tag for your phone or tablet that apps can see.
Privacy
Formal privacy framework limiting the influence of any single record on outputs.
Privacy
User authorization for specific data processing activities, ideally informed, specific, and freely given.