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Analysis of privacy, data and the energy cost of software.

Written from cited, verifiable sources.

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The safest data is the data you never collect

Data minimisation is a legal duty before it is a product decision: collect less, expose less. What it involves, and how it is applied.

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What data centers cost in energy, and why it matters

Data centers use about 1.5% of the world’s electricity. What sits behind the numbers, and why storing less data helps the environment.

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Where your data lives: on your device or in the cloud?

When an application processes information, that work happens either on the device or on a remote server. Where it happens decides who can reach the data.

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Privacy by design: from best practice to legal obligation

Privacy by design began as a principle in the 1990s and became law under the GDPR. What it means, and how it is applied.