A debt vs an asset is a matter of context and perspective more than an essential property. Data may be an asset for you. But the very same data may because a d

A debt vs an asset is a matter of context and perspective more than an essential property. Data may be an asset for you. But the very same data may because a debt (because it becomes hard to keep relevant or accurate) or even a burden (because it exposes you to unwanted disclosures and potential commercial and legal consequences). Remember having a very hard time explaining to three (of course non-technical) cofounders of a… peculiar online payment platform that hoarding all payment and behavior stats of users was maybe not the rich and lucrative endeavor they were looking for if they did not put the required effort in the design and multi-level security of the storage. What was bound to happen, happened.