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A Facebook lesson for startups and data-driven firms

Published Tue, Mar 27, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S data-driven companies and startups have to become more conscious of the need for proper data management practices following the reputational fallout from Facebook's data breach scandal, said industry observers.

    It is not just the tech companies that should be concerned - companies across a broad range of industries from retail to education to entertainment often collect data for business reasons.

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