AWS Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance: What Your Consent Setup Actually Controls
Many businesses assume that hosting on AWS covers their GDPR obligations. In practice, AWS handles the infrastructure layer while consent management sits entirely with you. Understanding this split is important for any company collecting user data on AWS-powered systems. What AWS Handles for You AWS manages physical security in its data centers, encryption at rest and in transit, access control, and compliance certifications including ISO 27017, ISO 27701, and ISO 27018. These protections secure data once it is inside your AWS environment, and they give your business a credible foundation for meeting many regulatory requirements. What AWS does not control is whether users gave proper consent for their data to be collected in the first place. That decision point happens before data enters AWS, and it is your responsibility to capture, record, and act on it correctly. Where the Consent Gap Usually Appears The most common gap shows up in marketing workloads. Businesses running...