The unstoppable rise of white box data
Chris Taggart explains the benefits of white box data and outlines the structural shifts that are moving the data world toward it.
| Talk Title | The unstoppable rise of white box data |
| Speakers | Chris Taggart (OpenCorporates) |
| Conference | Strata Data Conference |
| Conf Tag | Making Data Work |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | April 30-May 2, 2019 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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Black box data—obfuscated proprietary data—has been the mainstay of many data markets for decades, despite its known problems: the lack of provenance, unclear legacy data models, and proprietary identifiers. Now, its time appears to be finally up, with even the US government rejecting it. Chris Taggart explains the benefits of white box data and outlines the structural shifts that are moving the data world toward it.
