data-protection - Concepts

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Data Controller - The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, bearing primary responsibility for data protection compliance.
3-2-1 Backup Rule - A data protection strategy requiring three copies of data on two different media types, with one copy stored offsite.
Cold Storage - Low-cost archival storage for data that is rarely accessed but must be retained for compliance, backup, or historical purposes.
Digital Preservation - The active management of digital content over time to ensure it remains accessible and usable for the long term.
Data Redundancy - The practice of storing multiple copies of data to protect against loss from hardware failures, corruption, or disasters.
Pseudonymization - Replacing personal identifiers with artificial pseudonyms while maintaining the ability to re-identify when needed
Purpose Limitation - The principle that personal data should only be collected for specified, explicit purposes and not processed in ways incompatible with those purposes.
Accountability Principle - The requirement that organizations not only comply with data protection rules but must also demonstrate their compliance through documentation and evidence.
Anonymization - Permanently removing or altering personal identifiers so individuals cannot be re-identified from the data
Durability - The property ensuring that data persists and survives system failures, power outages, and crashes.
Data Masking - Hiding sensitive data by replacing it with realistic but fictional values while preserving data format and usability
Differential Backup - A backup method that copies all data changed since the last full backup.
Data Processor - An entity that processes personal data on behalf of and under the instructions of a data controller.
Data Protection Impact Assessment - A systematic process to identify and minimize data protection risks of a project or system before it is implemented.
Offline Backup - Backup media that is not continuously connected to the system, providing protection against online threats.
Full Backup - A complete copy of all selected data, providing a baseline for incremental or differential backups.
GDPR - The European Union's comprehensive data protection regulation that sets strict rules for how organizations collect, store, and process personal data.
Incremental Backup - A backup method that only copies data changed since the last backup of any type.
Informed Consent - The process of obtaining permission from individuals based on clear understanding of what they are agreeing to and its implications.

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