What Does Digital Sovereignty Mean?

Digital sovereignty is a key idea in the internet age — the idea that parties must have sovereignty over their own digital data.

Techopedia Explains Digital Sovereignty

Digital sovereignty is a big consideration in the privacy world. One commonly cited example of a digital sovereignty principle in play is the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which establishes key requirements for data handling related to European individuals or businesses. The GDPR extends that data sovereignty principal around the world, and requires foreign dealers in European data to get in line.