The Balance between Data Redaction and Data Utility
Our personal data is a highly valuable commodity to a variety of businesses and agencies. This information is collected for a variety of reasons, and while some of the data can be fairly generic, other information—like surnames, birth dates, social security numbers, and account numbers—is more intimately linked with a person’s identity. In the wrong hands, this data can be exploited for nefarious purposes. As a result, there is a…