Data as Toxic Waste

Idea that data is actually a liability rather than an asset, and you should do everything you can to not hold it1

Contrast with Record Everything

Examples

Inaccurate online criminal records
With Risks to Patients and Providers Growing, States Should Revisit Abortion Reporting Requirements

Footnotes:

1

Bruce Schneier, “Data Is a Toxic Asset” (Schneier on Security, March 4, 2016), https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/03/data_is_a_toxic.html.