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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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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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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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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
We Need a Code of Ethics for Data Professionals
This isn’t one: Don’t be evil. We believe strongly that in the long-term, we will be better served-as shareholders and in all other ways-by a company that does good things for the world even if we forgo some short-term gains. … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Professionals, Ethics
Tagged big data, culture, data professionals, ethics, personal conduct, Tech Culture
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Search Engine Autocomplete Defamation is a Thing
As it is a holiday week here, I want to keep it light. Stumbling across this makes that so very easy. You can’t make this stuff up. Google was sued for defamation, based on autocomplete search term suggestions. Apparently the words … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Fun Facts, Privacy, Random Synaptic Firing
Tagged big data, culture, Google Autocomplete, search query defamation, unintended consequences
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The 3D Gun Printing Example – Maybe There are Some People You Don’t Want on Your Side
This is not a hit job on Cody Wilson, tempting though it might be to write one. Here’s the thing – if I shared his world view, however you might define it, I wouldn’t want him on my side. For … Continue reading
Things We Can Learn about Big Data and the Law from the 3D Gun Printing Story
This is the first of a three-part series. Today we consider what the 3D gun printing story can teach us about the Law of Unintended Consequences. The law of unintended consequences is my favorite law. Why? Because it reminds us … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Regulation, Technology
Tagged big data, culture, policy;, unintended consequences
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Two Examples of Cultural Impediments to Data Privacy and Security
Example 1 Last week an article in the Huffington Post described how 420,000 computers were hacked in the process of creating a GIF-based map of the internet. There seems to be some debate about whether what occurred was really hacking. … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Data Security
Tagged big data, culture, data security, privacy
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