Every day, terabytes of data travels across the internet. From cloud applications to financial transactions, your data is constantly on the move. However, have you ever thought about how it stays private and secure? Data Privacy Day is a reminder that protecting data starts with the infrastructure. LINX provides a resilient, well-engineered exchange that supports privacy by minimising unnecessary risk and exposure. Here’s how we do it.
Why Infrastructure Matters for Data Privacy
When data moves across networks, it’s important to ensure it stays within trusted environments. Internet Exchanges, like LINX are at the core of this process, providing the infrastructure where networks can connect directly, without relying on third-party transit providers.
At LINX, we optimise data flow by keeping it local. The less data has to travel through unnecessary networks and intermediaries, the fewer opportunities there are for exposure to security risks. By connecting networks directly, we help support privacy through simplicity and reduced complexity.
How Resilient Infrastructure Reduces Risk
Data privacy doesn’t rely on a single security control; it depends on the strength and resilience of the infrastructure carrying the traffic. At LINX, we are committed to building a platform that reduces systemic risk by being stable, predictable, and neutral.
LINX does not see, store, inspect, or encrypt member traffic. Instead, our role is to provide a robust exchange environment where networks can interconnect directly and manage their own routing, security, and privacy policies.
Resilience is built into the exchange through redundancy, operational best practice, and careful capacity planning. Multiple points of presence, diverse connectivity options, and continuously monitored systems help ensure traffic can continue to flow even when individual components fail.
In this way, LINX can minimise outages, avoid unnecessary complexity, and maintain a neutral, non-interfering platform. This resilience supports a more trustworthy environment for data as it moves between networks.
Why Local Peering Boosts Privacy
By peering locally at LINX, networks maintain control over their data and its journey, and data doesn’t need to leave the region unless necessary. Fewer hops across distant networks mean fewer opportunities for exposure. Local peering helps limit unnecessary transit and keeps traffic within known, trusted ecosystems, while also improving performance by reducing latency.
With global data protection regulations like GDPR and increasing concerns around data sovereignty, keeping data within trusted borders has never been more critical.
Supporting Data Privacy by Design
Data privacy is a shared responsibility. We’ve built our infrastructure to support it by focusing on resilience, neutrality, and operational best practice rather than attempting to control or inspect traffic. By reducing complexity and supporting efficient interconnection, we help create an environment where privacy can be effectively managed by our members.
Trust in LINX for Data Privacy
As the internet grows and traffic increases, trust in your infrastructure becomes even more important. LINX helps support data privacy through reliable, efficient, and resilient interconnection. On Data Privacy Day, we reaffirm our commitment to maintaining and scaling a robust and trustworthy internet.
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