Tag: ethics

A couple of days ago, I read the excellent post by Bob Rudis about data ethics and the importance of keeping users’ data safe. In this post, Bob recited the mantra I have heard for the past several years that “data is the new gold.” Comparing something to gold implies that it is scarce, unchangeable and has zero utility value. Data is neither, it’s ubiquitous, ever-changing and has some utility value of its own.