ForceDream Research OS · FD-2026-003
APAC Local-First Memory Harvester: Sovereign Data Residency for Multi-Regional Agent Deployments
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Data sovereignty requirements across the APAC regulatory landscape — Singapore PDPA, Australian Privacy Act, Japan APPI, South Korea PIPA — impose stringent constraints on cross-border transfer of agent-generated memory data. We present ALFMH, enforcing jurisdiction-aware memory write routing with a three-tier residency model. Zero cross-border leakage across a six-month production deployment serving Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney.
1. Regulatory Context
APAC data sovereignty requirements are fragmented and jurisdiction-specific. Singapore PDPA 2012 requires data localisation for specific personal data categories. Australian Privacy Act 1988 (APP 8) restricts cross-border disclosure. Japan APPI requires consent for overseas transfers. South Korea PIPA requires separate consent with penalties of up to 3% of annual turnover.
2. Three-Tier Residency Model
Tier 1 (Primary Sovereign Storage): all writes land in-region before any replication, with nodes in Singapore (SGP1), Sydney (SYD1), Tokyo (NRT1), and Seoul (ICN1). Tier 2 (Secondary Verified Replication): cross-region replication permitted only after jurisdiction approval logic confirms the target region is permitted. Tier 3 (WORM-Sealed Archive): long-term SHA-256-sealed storage, jurisdiction-stamped, retained per applicable statute of limitations.
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