Drone exam · Privacy and data protection

An operator needs flight logs for maintenance and regulatory records but no longer needs the raw street imagery collected during the same mission. Must both datasets have the same retention period?

Answer

No. Different datasets can serve different purposes and may need different retention periods. Keep each only for the period justified by its own purpose and requirements.

Explanation

Bundling all mission data into one retention rule often keeps too much. Separating operational records from payload data supports more precise minimisation.