Tag: privacy
Why Apple Isn’t Biting on ‘Data for Discounts’ Model
Apple is the most valuable company in the history of the world, with millions of loyal customers using its devices and software to communicate and connect to the Internet. Despite being in prime situation to mine its cus Read more…
Security Concerns Extend to ‘Big Data Life Cycle’
The "datafication" of modern life is now measured in the quintillions of bytes of data generated by humans each day. The struggle to store, manage and retrieve the waterfall of data has also highlighted a growing list of Read more…
‘Data and Goliath’ A Portrait of Big Data Abuses
A new book by security expert Bruce Schneier is raising serious questions about the state of privacy in the big data age, and whether giving corporations and government access to the most intimate details of our lives in Read more…
Will Big Metadata Rat You Out?
Data scientists are usually taught to be cautious with personally identifiable (PII) data and take pains to ensure that it's properly anonymized and aggregated for authorized uses. But as MIT researchers recently showed, Read more…
Tesco’s Collapse is a Cautionary Tale for Big Data
There is a tendency to view big data analytics as a magic bullet that can transform any company using it into a market leader. For some, however, the "magic bullet" has turned into what looks to be a self-inflicted wound Read more…
FTC Expands Scrutiny of Big Data Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is stepping up its scrutiny of big data practices as concerns grow about misuse of private data collected by banks, retailers and other enterprises. The regulatory agency's Bureau of Read more…
UK Regulators Seek to Balance Big Data, Privacy
As concerns grow over how companies collect and use personal data, a UK regulator has issued guidelines for how companies leveraging big data must operate under Britain's data protection law. The UK Information Commis Read more…
Big Data Practitioners Ponder Privacy Issues
A panel of big data executives acknowledged the need for trust, privacy and transparency in the handling of consumer information and called for rules of the road to ensure that privacy concerns do not derail technology i Read more…
Personal Data Is Not Forever, EU Court Says
Freedom of information on the Internet is a driving force behind the big data phenomenon, and underscores the ability of organizations to collect and process it. But in a case involving Google, Europe’s top court today Read more…
Privacy Protections Needed as Big Data Advances, White House Says
The Obama administration continues to see big opportunities as well as potential pitfalls in big data. In a report released this week that addresses growing data privacy issues, administration officials also sought to li Read more…
How Big Data Could Be Harming Borrowers
Should big data play a part in determining credit worthiness? Many big data proponents would argue in the affirmative; a number of projects both public and private are successfully using large data sets to predict future behavior. Now the trend has moved into the consumer finance space. A bevy of startups, companies like LendUp, ZestFinance Inc., Think Finance Inc. and others, are leveraging big data technologies to analyze the risk of credit applicants. Read more…
Why UPS Can’t Have My Data, But FedEx Can
Not wishing to cart a truckload of gifts cross-country I made liberal use of Amazon and the like to acquire and ship a bevy to my holiday destination this past December. I then had the pleasure of playing holiday roulette: waiting with bated breath to determine what would arrive in time. Read more…
TRUSTe CEO Addresses the New Privacy Ecosystem
The phrase "big data" and privacy are increasingly being seen in tandem as more advocacy groups are calling foul about analytics and data gathering practices. We chat with TRUSTe CEO, Chris Babel to get to the heart of what has changed as data has grown.... Read more…
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