Data Minimization
The GDPR principle of collecting and keeping only the personal data you actually need for a specific purpose, and no more.
Why it matters
Less data means less risk, less to secure, less to delete on request, and fewer ways to be non-compliant. Minimization is both a legal principle and a practical risk-reduction strategy.
What good looks like
Practicing it means every field you collect maps to a real need, you do not hoard data just in case, and you delete what you no longer need.
In the European market
Data minimization is a core GDPR principle, and a lean data footprint also makes responding to European data-subject requests far more manageable.
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