Why ‘Permitted Use’ is at the Heart of Good Data Governance
2019-01-20
When customers give an organization their personal details, there’s little doubt they still view it as their data. By handing over their personal information, they feel they are permitting the business to use their data in a particular way. Defining the ‘permitted use’ is therefore crucial to how a company … Read More
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This Week in Data – January 18
2019-01-17
Each week we compile the best stories in data, so you don’t have to search for them. Subscribe to Data Republic to stay in the loop. Trump signs open data bill Despite the government shutdown, some progress is being made at least. President Trump signed a new bill into law that creates … Read More
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The Rise of Shared-Data Honeypots: How to Avoid Them and Protect Your Customers’ Data
2019-01-14
One thing we know about today’s cyber attackers is that, for the right target, they can be patient. Very patient. According to FireEye’s latest M-Trends report, attackers were present on breached networks for a median period of 101 days before being discovered.[1] And these attackers were likely to have spent … Read More
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This Week in Data – January 11
2019-01-10
Each week we compile the best stories in data, so you don’t have to search for them. Subscribe to Data Republic to stay in the loop. Start giving credit for shared data! We all love sharing. Warm fuzzies and all that. But here’s the thing: academic data sharing isn’t just about taking … Read More
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People and Culture update 2018
2018-12-17
This Year’s People and Team Culture developments Wow, it’s been another big year for Data Republic for our people. This year we have welcomed 24 new ‘Data Republic Senators’ which increased our team size by 30%! Our Senators come from a mix of backgrounds, corporate to start-up, but the team … Read More
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This Year in Technology 2018
Our Year in Technology at Data Republic This year in technology, we have seen a tension arise across many levels of the data economy. At board levels, tensions have emerged between executives that want to drive more value out of the data, and governance professionals whose key priority is compliance and … Read More
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The Industry: Top 10 data stories 2018
This Year in the Data Industry No-one could say 2018 was an easy year in the data industry. On the tail of the Equifax data breach announced late in 2017, the Cambridge Analytica scandal of early this year has fundamentally changed the way Facebook, consumers and Chief Data Officers approach … Read More
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This Year in Data – 2018
The Data Republic teams present our year-in-review: This Year in Data 2018 As the new year approaches, the impact of our work this year and changes across the whole data industry start to feel more significant. So we’re taking a moment to reflect on 2018. This year, we expanded into new … Read More
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CEO Address 2018
2018 at Data Republic By Paul McCarney What a year 2018 has been for Data Republic. As a startup, we have seen many highs and lows this year, but our drive to improve has seen major expansions in all aspects of the company. New Offices… Geographically, we have expanded by … Read More
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This Week in Data – December 14
2018-12-14
Each week we compile the best stories in data, so you don’t have to search for them. Subscribe to Data Republic to stay in the loop. Australia passes ‘dangerous’ anti-encryption law after bipartisan compromise TechCrunch reports, the bill, in short, grants Australian police greater powers to issue “technical notices” — a nice … Read More
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