We need regular ‘culling days’. Days each year or perhaps each month where we delete unused data. And then stop collecting it.
We need regular ‘culling days’
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From the Blog on deletion
Deletion – The Counter Cultural Act
Deletion is counter cultural. Like all acts of counter culturalism, the system and culture around us give hundreds of excuses not to do it.
This File will Self-Destruct
I always marvelled at the self-destructing messages in Inspector Gadget. Perhaps it’s time to self-destruct the data we collect.
Ewaste and my ‘one day’ box
E-waste has at least two sides to it – the physical product and then the information that is on the products. Both can be hazardous.
Humanitarian Data: 10 Things to Do
The recent events in Afghanistan are not just about Afghanistan, but rather about how we work and the ecosystem in which we work. Here are 10 things to do.
Data is People
Perhaps people will now wake up to reality that data is people. And people will die because of the data we collect.
The Hardest Part of Data Governance
Deleting data after the purpose for which it was collected is fulfilled is one of the hardest actions to execute in data governance.
My IKEA Moment
My photo was in an Ikea display once, but I could not walk in and remove the picture. Photos travel, they always have. Digital has sped up the ease of it.
Regret. Perhaps it’s time.
Regret. Being human means we experience it in our lives. When was the last time we checked with people if they had regretted sharing any data with us.