EUDR Data Privacy & Security - a powerful asset and a major vulnerability
- Timon Mutero
- Jun 10
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 11
Smallholder-inclusive traceability systems are only as trustworthy as the privacy protocols behind them. A single data breach can:
Expose confidential supplier relationships
Trigger regulatory penalties (under GDPR or local law)
Break trust with farmers and derail adoption
Give competitors access to proprietary supply chain maps
In this post, we explore key safeguards, such as role-based authentication, private cloud storage, and end-to-end encryption, that ensure farmer-level data is secure, accurate, and fully compliant with EUDR and EU GDPR standards.
