In an era where data is often hailed as the new oil, organizations are tempted to collect as much information as possible. They believe every extra piece of data holds the key to innovation, profit or ...

Bigger is always better, right? Well, not necessarily. Even in the realm of big data, companies and governments are beginning to see the value in a “less is more” approach. This is actually in stark ...

Yes, you read correctly. “Data” and “minimization,” two words that have rarely been used in the same sentence, now represent one of the critical product design rules we must apply if we’re to build ...

As we continue to navigate an ever-changing regulatory landscape for privacy issues, organizations need to start thinking about privacy-related policies, procedures, and oversight as a must-have, not ...

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as initially adopted (or subsequently amended until 2020) did not contain the principle of data minimization. A ...

While the practice of data minimization isn't exactly new, we're now seeing it resonate and discussed at the forefront of the legal industry for the first time. At a ...

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 ...

In a recent enforcement action against online alcohol delivery service Drizly and its CEO, James Rellas, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made clear its focus on data minimization and limitations on ...

No legislation or regulation in the immediate future would require a shift from notification and consent to an approach of data minimization, as she classifies it. But it’s potentially concerning for ...

There’s a decent amount of overlap between many US state privacy laws – but there are also many significant differences. Take the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act.