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Deborah Bone Kelly Warner Deborah Bone Kelly Warner
Updated on April 19, 2024

How to Limit Your Liability for Data Collection Lawsuits

Implement COPPA notices, delete old data, and be thoughtful about default settings, among other best practices.

Edward Hearn Edward Hearn
Updated on April 19, 2024

Are You Thinking About Risk the Wrong Way?

To make effective risk assessments, you need to understand the difference between relative and absolute risk.

Edward Hearn Edward Hearn
Updated on April 19, 2024

Want Better Research Results? Remember Your Priors.

Too often, sloppy research methods return results that are mathematically supported but in no way reflect reality. To fix this problem, incorporate context in the form of prior assumptions.

Melissa Lowe Melissa Lowe
Updated on April 19, 2024

3 Ways Retail Brands Can Make the Most of Customer Data

Shoppers leave behind data breadcrumbs, which companies can harness to add value to the customer experience.

Barbara Tallent Barbara Tallent
Updated on April 19, 2024

The Internet Isn’t Perfect. How Can We Fix It?

This internet optimist believes that a combination of legislation, software and consumer choice can deliver us to a more ethical life online.

Julius Černiauskas Julius Černiauskas
Updated on April 19, 2024

Why Your Company Needs a Data Ethicist

As data collection practices and the technologies that facilitate them grow at a breakneck pace, companies would be wise to invest in specialized professionals who limit the risks posed by these new solutions.

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Edward Hearn Edward Hearn
Updated on April 19, 2024

Fix Your Broken Research Methods!

Data-driven research is crucial to understanding the marketplace, yet the replication crisis suggests much big-data analysis may be worthless. Fortunately, a simple tweak to research methods can undo much of the harm.

Matt Brown Matt Brown
Updated on April 19, 2024

FiveTran: Strengths and Weaknesses

An overview of this new data integration tool.

Edward Hearn Edward Hearn
Updated on April 19, 2024

How Data Visualizations Can Be Misleading

There are lies, damned lies and statistics. And then there are data visualizations.

Scott Jensen Scott Jensen
Updated on April 19, 2024

Can Data Be a Crystal Ball for the Job Market?

We’re working on it.

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