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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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data minimization

/ˈdeɪtə ˌmɪnɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The principle that lost, by unanimous vote, to a roadmap item called 'data we might need to train on later.'Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The principle that collection be limited to data adequate, relevant, and necessary for a stated purpose.

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See also
  • data retention scheduleA document specifying when data will be deleted, ratified by an organization that has never deleted anything.
  • keep everything for aiData minimization's opposite, sponsored at the executive level, filed under strategy rather than under risk.
  • privacy by designA principle implemented, in practice, as privacy by retrofit, two sprints after the feature shipped.
  • purpose limitationThe requirement that the stated purpose be broad enough to cover any future purpose nobody has thought of yet.