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Someday, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable than the hardware which processes it.
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
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For the Ultimate in Bitcoin Security – Use Paper
You can’t make up this stuff. From an Ars Technica article: Carlson continues to store bitcoins both on hosted platforms like Coinbase and Blockchain.info. He also keeps bitcoins on his own hardware and uses paper wallets stored in a bank … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Bitcoin, Data Security, Fun Facts, Privacy, Technology
Tagged bitcoin, culture, data security, privacy, technology
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Senate Continues Data Broker Investigation – Talk of Data Privacy and Security Legislation
Senate Investigation On December 18, 2013, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing titled, “What Information Do Data Brokers Have on Consumers, and How Do They Use It?” Following up, Committee Chair Senator Rockefeller has now … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Brokers, Data Security, Policy, Regulation
Tagged big data, data brokers, data security, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, policy;
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The Internet of Things Strikes Again – FTC Settles with Rent-to-Own Spies
So these rent-to-own businesses were using the computers rented to their customers to spy on the customers. See the FTC notice of settlement here. Not just the webcam, as was the case in situations we discussed earlier. In this case … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy
Tagged big data, data security, FTC, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy
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The Balkanization of the Internet Begins
The European regulatory response to NSA-gate is gathering momentum. The focus du jour is the cloud. This New York Times article is a nice summary of the nonsensical thinking of some Europeans. For example, provided in the article: Viviane Reding, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, EU, Privacy, Regulation
Tagged big data, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy, regulation
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Will Wyndham Hotels Put Us on the Road to Rational Data Security Regulation?
I hope so. Here are the facts we need for this discussion: 1. The Federal Trade Commission charged four different Wyndham corporations (which we’ll just call them all Wyndham here) with deceptive acts and practices, as well as unfair acts … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, Federal Trade Commission, Regulation
Tagged big data, data security, Federal Trade Commission, personal information, regulation
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The Small Bright Side to the Facebook Thing
I promised to discuss a different perspective on the damage caused by Facebook’s shadow profiles and data breach. This is it. I’ll keep it short because it’s Friday. The good news about the Facebook data breach is the way it … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, Privacy, Social Media
Tagged big data, data security, Facebook data breach, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, social media
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It’s a Facebook Thing Now
I’d like to talk about something other than data gathering issues, but we keep hearing about new problems. Here we go with the latest. The Apparent Facts Facebook creates “shadow profiles” about its users. The shadow profiles contain information that … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, Privacy, Social Media
Tagged big data, data security, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, social media
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The Future of Violating Your Privacy
Let’s discuss the personal information of the future – medical information. Not just any information – information about your DNA. (Please remember we don’t say personally identifiable information here at Big Data and the Law.) Miinome, a Minneapolis start-up is, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, Diatribe, Genetic Data, Privacy
Tagged big data, data security, genetics, medical applications, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy
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That NSA Thing – Think about the Data for a Minute, Think about It Differently
I started doing some photography as a hobby this year. One thing I learned in the process is that not seeing the forest for the trees isn’t always a problem. Sometimes the trees deserve some attention. In this case, while … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, NSA, Open Source, Privacy
Tagged big data, data security, NSA, privacy
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That NSA Thing
No doubt there has been enough written about this, and one more thing will be superfluous. A blog named Big Data and the Law can’t avoid the subject though. But before we get into the “and the Law” part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security, NSA, Policy, Privacy
Tagged big data, data security, Edward Snowden, NSA, policy;, privacy
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