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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.
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Mergers, Acquisitions and Combining Data
An article in PC World tells us of renewed interest in privacy issues that sometimes arise in mergers and acquisitions. The particular subject of that interest is pooling personal information after the merger or acquisition – combining the personal information … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Blending, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy
Tagged big data, competition law, data blending, Federal Trade Commission, mergers and acquisitions, Oracle-Datalogix, privacy
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Data Collection, Personal Responsibility and the Law
In a recent article in the Huffington Post, John Whitehead asks this question: What would happen if the most powerful technology company in the world and the largest clandestine spying agency in the world joined forces? Similarly, a recent article … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Collection, Internet of Things, NSA, Privacy
Tagged big data, culture, face recognition, facial recognition, Federal Trade Commission, Internet of Things, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, regulation, unintended consequences, wearables
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The Federal Trade Commission Wants Transparency in Data Practices – But FTC Commissioners Are Not Transparent about Their Activities
It appears that we’ve got a problem with FTC Commissioners having undisclosed meetings with business representatives and business groups. At a time when the FTC is seeking to expand its authority over data and privacy matters this is particularly troubling. … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Federal Trade Commission, Policy, Privacy, Regulation
Tagged big data, Centre for Information Policy Leadership, Commissioner Julie Brill, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, privacy, regulation, transparency
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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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Data Governance and the Law – Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Might Bring Some Needed Clarity
By now it should be clear to everyone that when you have a privacy policy you are expected to abide by the terms of that policy. So, for example, if your privacy policy says you will not disclose any personal … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Blending, Data Governance, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy
Tagged big data, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy, WhatsApp
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Maybe Edward Snowden Works for Google, or Facebook, or Microsoft, or One of those Guys
Ok, probably not. But consider who benefits from all the attention the NSA thing is getting. Answer: all those other organizations that collect information about you. We discussed this previously here at Big Data and the Law. The NSA gets … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Edward Snowden, NSA, Privacy
Tagged big data, Edward Snowden, NSA, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy, The Day We Fight Back
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A Marketing Expert Thinks Business should Take Privacy Seriously – and that You Don’t Understand how Your Privacy is Being Violated
I don’t know enough about marketing to know who is a real marketing expert, but Jonathan Salem Baskin seems to be a big deal in the marketing business. He writes for Forbes and Advertising Age and consults a lot. Look … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Privacy
Tagged big data, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy
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NSA Loses One, Wins One – Interesting Differences in the Courts’ Reasoning
After the NSA’s loss in the D.C. District court, the NSA has a win in the Southern District of New York. Here at Big Data and the Law we’ve dialed it back for the holidays, so haven’t yet spent much … Continue reading
Google, Facebook, AOL, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo to U.S. Government: Stop Collecting Personal Information – That’s Our Job
As you likely know, Google, Facebook, AOL, Twitter, LinkedIn, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo are suddenly concerned about our privacy. They have all signed on to an open letter to the President and Congress, in which they say: We understand that … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, NSA, Privacy
Tagged AOL, Apple, big data, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, NSA, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy, Reform Government Surveillance, Twitter, Yahoo
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Privacy, Poverty and Perspective
The largest encampment of homeless people in the United States is in the Silicon Valley. Given the level of homeless in the area, perhaps that shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. The proximity of that homeless camp to Sand … Continue reading
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