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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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cross-border transfer

/krɒs ˈbɔːrdər ˈtrænsfɜːr/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A transfer mechanism on file, and a logging endpoint in a region nobody filed.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The movement of personal data across jurisdictions, lawful only under an approved transfer mechanism.

Filed
See also
  • data residencyA map showing where the data lives, drawn before anyone asked the CDN where it caches.
  • data sovereigntyA principle observed everywhere except the vendor's support tier, which is global and reads everything.
  • subprocessorA name on page nine of a list nobody re-reads, who in turn keeps a list of their own that you will never see.