{"id":15398,"date":"2019-08-01T16:59:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-subject-request\/"},"modified":"2019-08-01T16:59:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:59:56","slug":"data-subject-request","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/33828\/data-subject-request-dsr","title":{"rendered":"Data Subject Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_subject_request_mean\">What Does Data Subject Request Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A data subject request (DSR) is a request from a data subject to a data controller asking for modification of personal data held by a third party. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) creates a framework for these types of requests as they relate to personal data attached to European residents.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_subject_request\">Techopedia Explains Data Subject Request<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A data subject request involves the data subject sending a formatted message to the data controller and asking them to take some action regarding the data subject&rsquo;s personal data. These actions can include transferring, correcting or erasing data points.<\/p>\n<p>The data subject request (DSR) is ostensibly different from the data subject access request (DSAR) which is where a data subject asks to access their own personal data as it is held by a third party. By contrast, the data subject request actually requests some action on the part of the data controller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Data Subject Request Mean? 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