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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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Wearables in the Workplace – The Internet of Creepy Things
In this Big Data world we have to remember that all of the data we collect can be misused and improperly disclosed. We should not be collecting all the information we can collect. We should be collecting the information we … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Internet of Things, Privacy, Wearables
Tagged big data, employee monitoring, personal information, privacy, wereables
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There is Something Else to Discuss about Facebook’s Proposed New Rules – It’s Inferred Information
Our last post about Facebook’s proposed new rules was focused on the commercialization of Facebook user content. That’s been the general focus of the discussion of Facebook’s action. Take this from the Wall Street Journal for example. There is something else to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Facebook, Privacy, Social Media
Tagged big data, Facebook, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy
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Friday Fun – Be an Evil Data Dealer
Both informative and fun – play Data Dealer! Use you your budget to amass a portfolio of personal information. Earn money by selling that information. Next week we’ll be serious again. In the meantime, Big Data and the Law suggests … Continue reading
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Tagged big data, Data Dealer, Friday Fun, personal information
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What is Our Personal Information Worth? Apparently not Very Much.
A March 2012 article in The Atlantic says our personal information is worth between $.01 and $1200. According to the article, the difference is attributable to respective values of: 1. The purchase price of our information as part of a … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Privacy
Tagged big data, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;
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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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Big Data and the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is about wirelessly gathering information from such things. A definition from an article in InfoWorld: It its heart, IoT is a wide-ranging ecosystem of everyday physical objects connected to the Internet, capable of identifying themselves and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Internet of Things, Privacy, Technology
Tagged big data, data security, Internet of Things, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, privacy
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The Road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions – California is at It Again
Once again California has taken a leadership role in addressing privacy issues by making things worse. One of the top problems we have with fixing privacy law in the world is the compulsion of states, nations and super-national groups to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Legislation, Privacy
Tagged big data, California, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, policy;
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The Draft NTIA Mobile App Code of Conduct – Pretty Close to Useless
After more than a year of “stakeholder” discussions, the National Telecommunications and Information Agency released a final draft Short Form Notice Code of Conduct to Promote Transparency in Mobile App Practices. Let’s talk about what’s wrong with it. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Privacy, Regulation
Tagged big data, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, policy; mobile apps; California, privacy
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How is Facebook Different than the Deutsche Börse AlphaFlash?
You will recall that earlier in the year the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it is OK for public companies to use social media to disclose what is (up to the time of disclosure) non-public information. You will also … Continue reading
Posted in Big Data, Policy, Regulation, SEC
Tagged big data, personal information, SEC, social media
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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
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Tagged big data, data security, Facebook data breach, personal information, personally identifiable information; PII;, social media
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