Data sovereignty holds that data created by you belongs to you and you have the right to decide how to use it. Which statement aligns with this idea?

• A. The platform hosting it owns it.
• B. The government owns it.
• C. The creator owns it and decides usage.
• D. It becomes public domain after use.

Answer: (C)

Data sovereignty centers on the creator’s control and rights over how their data is used. If you create data, you typically retain ownership and can decide who may access it, how it can be shared, and for what purposes, within applicable laws and any agreements with platforms or collaborators. The platform hosting the data may store and process it, but that doesn’t automatically make the platform the owner. Government ownership would only apply in specific contexts, not as a general rule for personal or created data. Saying it becomes public domain after use would mean you lose all rights to it, which contradicts the idea of the creator controlling usage. So the statement that the creator owns it and decides usage best aligns with data sovereignty.