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Executive Summary: What is it?
GDPR is a comprehensive legal framework for data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area. It mandates how personal data must be processed and gives individuals significant rights over their data.
CFO / Business Impact: What does it cost/risk?
- Sovereignty Compliance: Essential for European operations. Non-compliance can lead to massive fines (up to 4% of global turnover).
- Consumer Trust: Proving "Data Sovereignty" (user-managed hosting) is the ultimate GDPR win.
Technical Reality: How does it work?
- Data-Sharing-by-Design: Systems must allow users to export their data in a portable, open format (as mandated by the 2025 Data Act).
- Right to be Forgotten: Software must include mechanisms to completely and permanently delete user data across all storage layers.