Information Governance – Page 4

As it Nears its First Anniversary, the GDPR Gets Predictably Varied Reviews

Written by ARMA International on May 8, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Content Strategy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Europe, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Legal, Privacy.

Later this month, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mark its one-year anniversary, and multiple news outlets are chiming in with commentary on the impact of the landmark law. Legaltechnews, for instance, reports on an IAPP...

How to Break the Mold of Negativity Around IM Policies

Written by Lewis S. Eisen on April 30, 2019. Posted in Change Management, Compliance, Content, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology.

Most people associate IM policies with notions like requirements and restrictions. Those connotations are unfortunate because that’s not what writing rules is about. Written properly, rules are primarily about getting clarity and about target...

‘Alexa, Fix My Records!’ A Look at AI in the Information Profession

Written by Jeff Hutchings on March 19, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Content Analytics, Data Analytics, Document Management, Document Strategy, Documents, Electronic Records Management, Information Analytics, Information Governance, Information Management, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Metadata, Records, Records Management.

To many people, “artificial intelligence” is a bit of an oxymoron. It is the suggestion that we can create something that then can be creative on its own. If intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills, requiring a measure...

ARMA President-Elect Says Expanded California Privacy Bill ‘Ups the Ante’ for IG

Written by ARMA International on March 5, 2019. Posted in Government, Information Governance, News & Analysis, Privacy.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra endorsed a bill last week that expands the state’s new privacy act to permit consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data. The privacy law that was passed in 2018 gave consumers the...

Beyond Compliance: Eight Steps for Using Privacy By Design to Develop a Privacy Program

Written by Else Khoury on February 26, 2019. Posted in Information Governance, Privacy.

Governments globally are passing strict information privacy laws and regulations, and organizations are being hard-pressed to comply with them or suffer stiff penalties. Using the principles of Privacy By Design, organizations can design a privacy...

Information Governance Body of Knowledge Published

Written by ARMA International on December 7, 2018. Posted in Information Governance, News & Analysis.

Published on Oct. 22, the Information Governance Body of Knowledge (IGBOK) provides information governance (IG) stakeholders – information management, information technology, legal, risk/compliance, privacy, security, and business unit heads – the...

Q&A: Fingerprint Security

Written by Judy Vasek Sitton, CRM, FAI on December 7, 2018. Posted in Data Governance, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Privacy, Retention.

Question: With fingerprint security technology now used in so many businesses for secured door access, what category does it fall under (e.g., personally identifiable information)? How is the data deleted upon employee termination? Answer: Fingerprint...