Collecting data allows businesses to glean essential information for improving processes, reducing costs, better serving customers and more. However, it also comes with risk: Every organization that ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In an era where data is often hailed as the new oil, organizations are tempted to collect as ...

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first launched the concept of data minimization, which states that a data controller should limit the collection of personal information ...

The letters I get from companies informing me of a data breach exposing my information vary in their apologetic language, with some groveling more than others for the carelessness. But I’ve yet to see ...

As U.S. regulators begin to enforce the concept of data minimization for the protection of personal information, the age of unfettered data retention is coming to an end. Various states have enacted ...

The world runs on data. A hallmark of successful businesses is their ability to use quality facts and figures to their advantage. Unfortunately, data rarely arrives ready to use. Instead, businesses ...

When it comes to data collection, the ad tech industry has long had a hoarder mentality. Gather up as much data as you can from as many sources as possible, store it indefinitely, and if you’re not ...

At a recent annual meeting of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Data Security and Privacy Liability, one key theme seemed to be on everyone's mind. During the ...

Today marks Data Privacy Day in many countries around the world, with the goal of raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection best practices. In honor ...