When you send data to an observability platform, you have to carefully manage that data, especially sensitive information governed by laws and regulations like PCI or GDPR. To remain compliant, you need to ensure that you don't pass on certain types of data or specific attributes, such as personally identifiable information (PII). An open platform like New Relic can ingest high volumes of metrics, events, logs, and traces from various sources, but managing this data appropriately is crucial. Dropping data gives you control over the data sent to New Relic, allowing you to minimize costs and manage sensitive information. You can drop entire data types or subsets with optional filters using the DROP_DATA action type, or attributes from data types with optional filters using the DROP_ATTRIBUTES action type. By doing so, you can ensure that your teams have confidence in making the most of New Relic's open platform while managing their data effectively.