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

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data policy

/ˈdeɪ.tə ˈpɒl.ə.si/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A document whose enforcement mechanism is the hope that someone reads it.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A documented, enforceable rule governing how data may be defined, classified, accessed, retained, or shared.

Filed
See also
  • compliance gateA checkbox that has never once been left unchecked.
  • data standardOne of the several standards each team independently considers the standard.
  • policy exceptionA temporary exemption now entering its fourth year of being temporary.