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Glossary: Protecting Data

Data protection roles

Also written: data roles

The named jobs that make someone responsible for each data set. Inside an organization they are the owner, custodian, steward and operator; in privacy law they are the controller, processor and subprocessor.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Data ownerData custodianData stewardData operatorData controllerData subprocessorSeparation of duties