Security & GRC
What is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
EU regulation governing processing of personal data, affecting ERP data retention, access, and test data use.
GDPR requires purpose limitation, deletion, and access rights. Production copies with personal data in test systems create risk. Masking or synthetic data is the usual mitigation.
Related terms
Data Privacy
Protection of personal data through legal, organizational, and technical measures across its lifecycle.
Information Lifecycle Management
SAP functionality for retaining, blocking, archiving, and destroying data according to legal retention rules.
Data Masking
Replacing sensitive values, such as names, bank accounts, or salaries, with realistic but fictitious data in non-production systems.
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