- The concept, requirements, or geographical location where data about a nation’s citizens or residents may be collected, stored, and processed, often before being transferred internationally. Such data is usually transferred only after meeting local privacy or data protection laws, such as giving the user notice of how the information will be used, and obtaining their consent. Data localization builds upon the concept of data sovereignty, that regulates certain data types by the laws applicable to the data subjects or processors. While data sovereignty may require that records about a nation’s citizens or residents follow the respective personal or financial data processing laws, data localization goes a step further in requiring that initial collection, storage, and processing first occur within the national boundaries. ← Wikipedia
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