Audits almost always check that consent was collected. But rarely, if ever, do they check if appropriate awareness was created.
Auditing Data Collection (Consent)
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From the Blog on data collection
Trust and Evidence – An Excuse for Collecting more Data?
We are often trying to build trust and evidence. However, what we think is evidence, what we think builds trust, is completely different from the others.
Data Clarity
In the Ebola crisis, the only piece of data required was the temperature of the person. We need less data than we collect, so why are we collecting more?
Driven by Fear and Fraud
Collecting data comes with a cost for the agency collecting it and the person from whom it is collected. Does the data have a purpose beyond fear and fraud?