Data minimisation is the principle of collecting only the data required to operate a service — and nothing else. No behavioural dossiers, no ad profiles, no resale.
Specter's stated policy: collect only what is operationally necessary, store it with user consent, and never sell personal information. Data minimisation is permanent platform policy — not a setting.
Why breaches keep proving it right
Every breach headline is an inventory of data someone chose to keep. The cheapest data to secure is the data never collected.