Web services companies, such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft, all make promises about how they will use personal information they gather. But ensuring that millions of lines of code in their systems operate in ways consistent with privacy promises is labor-intensive and difficult. A team from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research, however, has shown these compliance checks can be […]
SummaryThe U.S. stock market will soon face conditions it has not had to endure in more than three years.
Starting in November, it is projected that stocks will trade without the support of QE or Operation Twist […]
Politico reports: The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
Commercial data brokers know if you have diabetes. Your electric company can see what time you come home at night. And tracking companies can tell where you go on weekends by snapping photos of your car’s license plate […]
Big data companies collect, mine and sell 75k personal details on each customer
Published time: May 14, 2014 17:55 […]
How to secure a great job in big dataGet a grounding in basic statistics
In data analytics, everyone needs at least some formal training in statistical analysis. Degrees with some statistical component are highly valued, such as science or math, but that doesn’t mean it’s just scientists who are desirable in the big data space.
Anabel Gutierrez, lecturer of business […]
A three-month White House review of how business and government mine massive data sets sees big public and economic benefits from the practice — along with new dangers — but sketches out a murky path towards enforcing privacy protections in the booming tech sector.The White House closed its so-called “big data” review Thursday, including in its findings a set of […]
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One of America’s most powerful mass media institutions, 60 minutes, did a […]
A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their lives easier in many ways.
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ONC chief Karen DeSalvo said it’s time for ONC to drive healthcare beyond the meaningful use of electronic health records toward the use of big data.“We have done a great job in the past ten years to get where we are, but I am really excited about the next decade to advance this notion to get data beyond meaningful use […]
Internet giants to government: We can spy on customers’ data, you shouldn’t
Published time: April 10, 2014 16:36 […]
