Data is Risky Business: Situational Modifiers and the Myth of “Data Governance Ethics”
In this column, I want to address two topics that have recently popped up that I believe are essential to…
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Data is Risky Business: Ethics at the Core of a Data-Driven World
There is a famous Dilbert cartoon from a few years ago in which Dogbert provides Dilbert’s company with advice on…
Data is Risky Business: I’m a Doctor, Jim …
In Star Trek, DeForest Kelley use to exclaim “I’m a Doctor Jim, not an engineer” or something similar whenever Captain…
Data is Risky Business: Are We the Bad Guys?
My late grandfather liked westerns. He liked that the bad guy was always easy to spot. The bad guy was…
Data is Risky Business: What Business R U In?
Trust is the opposite of risk. Risk is the effect of uncertainty on objectives. Trust is the presence of certainty.…
Data is Risky Business: Promoting DG Principles
I was giving testimony to a Joint Committee of both Houses of the Irish Parliament on data sharing legislation earlier…
Data is Risky Business: Metadata Impact on Business Meaning and Risk
Metadata has been with us since the first human smeared charcoal from their campfire and placed the mark of their…
Data is Risky Business: The Customer Perspective
This article was going to be nice and tightly drawn, picking up on a single theme from my blog post…
Ethics, Shmethics
Ethics is the new black in Information Management. If you don’t believe me, consider the rise of the debate on…
Why I Hate FUD – Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt
Occasionally, I feel that I’m a lot like Bugs Bunny. I have a very difficult relationship with FUD. The difference…