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Data Egress

In the context of Jira and Confluence apps, "egress" refers to the outgoing flow of data from the application.

When we talk about "data egress" by an app running within Jira or Confluence, we're specifically discussing how that app might send data outside of the Atlassian platform.

Here are some examples:

  • An app might send user-generated content (like a comment from a Confluence page) to an external analytics service for reporting.
  • It could send issue details from Jira to a third-party project management tool for integration.
  • The app might transmit anonymized usage data back to its developer for performance monitoring.

Understanding "data egress" is crucial for security and privacy because it highlights potential data leakage points. Organizations need to carefully review the permissions granted to apps within Jira/Confluence and ensure they only send the necessary data, in a secure manner, to authorized destinations.