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

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subprocessor

/ˈsʌbˌprəʊsɛsər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A name on page nine of a list nobody re-reads, who in turn keeps a list of their own that you will never see.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A third party engaged by a processor to carry out specific processing on the controller's behalf.

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See also
  • cross-border transferA transfer mechanism on file, and a logging endpoint in a region nobody filed.
  • data sovereigntyA principle observed everywhere except the vendor's support tier, which is global and reads everything.
  • third-party data sharingA defined legal basis covering the vendor, the vendor's vendor, and the analytics tag nobody put in the contract.