With regulations such as the GDPR and the California Consumer Protection Act imposing additional restrictions on data usage in general and alternative data in particular, it is increasingly critical for companies to understand what data sets it collects and what usage restrictions or requirements may attach to the data. ZwillGen shareholder Stacey Brandenburg spoke to the Cybersecurity Law Report about alternative data, its uses, risks and legal considerations, and recommended steps to mitigate these risks. See also our three-part series on a fund manager’s road map to big data: “Its Acquisition and Proper Use” (Aug. 8, 2018); “MNPI, Web Scraping and Data Quality” (Aug. 15, 2018); and “Privacy Concerns, Third Parties and Drones” (Aug. 22, 2018); and “Tips and Warnings for Fund Managers When Navigating the Big Data Minefield” (Sep. 13, 2017).