A mountain of personal data might be appetizing to some organizations, but other companies see that same trove as a security and regulatory risk. In turn, many organizations are proactively implementing data minimization policies, according to the “Big Data is Dead! Yet ‘Small’ Data Isn’t Ready for Primetime” survey, sponsored by the Coalition of Technology Resources for Lawyers (CTRL) in partnership with Osterman Research and Relativity. 

More than half (58%) of the 19 North American organizations surveyed said they have a corporate mandate to minimize the retention of personal data. Still, “data minimization” can mean different things to different companies.