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  "slug": "what-log-provenance-is-required-when-an-observability-pipeline-is-outsourced-to-a-third-party",
  "title": "What log provenance is required when an observability pipeline is outsourced to a third party?",
  "date_of_record": "2026 October 20",
  "scope": "* **Applies when:** Logs contain data that is sensitive (PII, credentials, proprietary), and the destination is a third party with broader access than the agent's own trust boundary. * **Does not apply when:** The logs contain only public i",
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    "core_distinction": "The separation between **log completeness** (the log captures the full event for debugging) and **log data minimization** (the log is scrubbed of sensitive data before it leaves the trust boundary). Relying on completeness creates the **Third-Party Telemetry Leak**: the logs contain PII, credentials, or proprietary data that the third-party vendor can access...",
    "what_was_observed": "In cloud-managed agent architectures, failing to sanitize logs before third-party egress produces three primary failure modes: 1. **PII Leakage via Logs:** An agent logs full user records including email and address for debugging, sends them to a SaaS observability vendor, and violates GDPR. 2. **Credential Exposure:** An agent logs an HTTP request with an `Authorization` header containing an API key. The key is now ...",
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    "decision_boundary": "1. **Does the log contain sensitive data (PII, credentials, proprietary)?** If no, standard log shipping applies. If yes, proceed. 2. **Is the `pre_egress_scrubbing_receipt` present and verifiable?** If no, the log may have been shipped unsanitized. The agent must re-scrub before shipping. 3. **Does the `scrubbing_ruleset_hash` match the current scrubbing po...",
    "operational_effect": "1. **Data Leak Prevention:** Ensures sensitive data never leaves the trust boundary, satisfying GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 requirements. 2. **Proprietary Protection:** Prevents competitors from ingesting the agent's internal logic through vendor telemetry pipelines. 3. **Audit Trail:** Provides cryptographic proof of scrubbing, satisfying audit and compliance re..."
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