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TermCraft conventionFoundational

GDPR

The EU law about handling people's personal data.

Definition

The EU General Data Protection Regulation, governing the processing of personal data of people in the EU.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

The EU law about handling people's personal data.

Example

It requires valid consent, data minimisation and a right to data portability, all of which affect design.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.