ga arn ▁in ▁G ron ingen ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁G ron ingen ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : B ogs ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands <0x0A> </s> ▁Data ▁local ization ▁or ▁data ▁res iden cy ▁law ▁requires ▁data ▁about ▁a ▁nations ' ▁citizens ▁or ▁residents ▁be ▁collected , ▁processed , ▁and / or ▁stored ▁inside ▁the ▁country , ▁often ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁intern ation ally , ▁and ▁usually ▁transferred ▁only ▁after ▁meeting ▁local ▁priv acy ▁or ▁data ▁protection ▁laws , ▁such ▁as ▁giving ▁the ▁user ▁notice ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁information ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁their ▁consent . ▁ ▁Data ▁local ization ▁builds ▁upon ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁data ▁so vere ig nt y ▁that ▁regul ates ▁certain ▁data ▁types ▁by ▁the ▁laws ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁data ▁subject ▁or ▁processor . ▁While ▁data ▁so vere ig nt y ▁may ▁require ▁that ▁records ▁about ▁a ▁nation ' s ▁citizens ▁or ▁residents ▁follow ▁its ▁personal ▁or ▁financial ▁data ▁processing ▁laws , ▁data ▁local ization ▁goes ▁a ▁step ▁further ▁in ▁requiring ▁that ▁initial ▁collection , ▁processing , ▁and ▁storage ▁occur ▁first ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁boundaries . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁data ▁about ▁a ▁nation ' s ▁citizens ▁or ▁residents ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁deleted ▁from ▁foreign ▁systems ▁before ▁being ▁removed ▁from ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁data ▁subject ' s ▁nation . ▁ ▁Mot iv ations ▁and ▁concerns ▁The ▁push ▁for ▁data ▁local ization ▁greatly ▁increased ▁after ▁revel ations ▁by ▁Edward ▁Snow den ▁regarding ▁United ▁States ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁surve ill ance ▁programs