However, there are countries where the law is so strict as to prevent it crossing the border at all. For instance, Russia’s On Personal Data Law (OPD-Law) requires the storage, replace and retrieval of data on its citizens to be limited to knowledge center assets throughout the Russian Federation. This is probably the most stringent and restrictive concept of the three, and like knowledge sovereignty, is a model of data residency predicated on legal obligations. Determining what risks exist to your data, and what laws and laws apply.
