data protection

British

noun

(in Britain) safeguards for individuals relating to personal data stored on a computer

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"In addition to that, there may be implications of breaches of confidentiality, data protection that arise," added Nathwani.

From BBC

On Friday, TikTok unveiled its new business structure, which it said would implement strict safeguards for data protection, algorithm security and content moderation.

From Barron's

It stopped maintaining files on them after 2011 and data protection laws don’t allow it to query the personal records of citizens for this purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal

That ended, he told the inquiry, when one of the investigators admitted breaches of data protection.

From BBC

"As a company, we comply with the UK's strict data protection laws," they added.

From BBC

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