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At the recent 2026 Global Summit hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals in Washington, D.C., one theme surfaced repeatedly across the conference sessions on privacy, AI governance, and cybersecurity law: Data Minimization. While the topic had a dedicated session, it emerged repeatedly as a portion of many other sessions throughout the conference.
At first glance, data minimization seems straightforward: collect only the data necessary for your specific intended purpose. But there are additional aspects that make this a key topic in the industry.