From the course: Privacy, Governance, and Compliance: Data Classification and Inventory
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Data inventory successes
From the course: Privacy, Governance, and Compliance: Data Classification and Inventory
Data inventory successes
- [Narrator] Given the volume of work and investment I've described, data governance must sound incredibly daunting. So how do you measure the effectiveness of governance inventory? It may take some time before you see discernible data-driven improvements in your business practices. So what anecdotal science can you watch for and make sure that your strategy is actually working? Remember, the strategic goal behind data inventory is to reduce privacy risk and protect your users and their data. So here are some anecdotal and cultural science to look for based on my years of experience in this domain. First, at what point do you have so much data that protecting it becomes prohibitively expensive? Second, what do you do when your ability to delete data at scale is dwarfed by your ability to collect data at scale? Third, when is the inflection point when you stop discovering data that some ingenious engineer or scientist…