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Big data privacy is a bigger issue than you think

Tech Republic Security

When it comes to privacy, big data analysts have a responsibility to users to be transparent about data collection and usage. Here are ways to allay users' concerns about privacy and big data.

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Chinese threat actors extract big data and sell it on the dark web

SC Magazine

Among the incidents data stolen by Chinese hackers involved a Twitter database. Researchers on Monday reported that cybercriminals are taking advantage of China’s push to become a leader in big data by extracting legitimate big data sources and selling the stolen data on the Chinese-language dark web.

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Conversational AI Company Uniphore Leverages Red Box Acquisition for New Data Collection Tool

Tech Republic Security

Red Box provides the open architecture for data capture. Uniphore then feeds that data into U-Capture, its conversational AI automation tool.

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Emergency Surveillance During COVID-19 Crisis

Schneier on Security

With that in mind, the EFF has some good thinking on how to balance public safety with civil liberties: Thus, any data collection and digital monitoring of potential carriers of COVID-19 should take into consideration and commit to these principles: Privacy intrusions must be necessary and proportionate. Transparency. Due Process.

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Interview with the Head of the NSA’s Research Directorate

Schneier on Security

There’s a lot of talk about quantum computing, monitoring 5G networks, and the problems of big data: The math department, often in conjunction with the computer science department, helps tackle one of NSA’s most interesting problems: big data.

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Cyber Security Combo: Big Data, Machine Learning and AI

Spinone

While the potential of Big Data is vast, it might lag behind as a standalone tool to deal with hackers due to the enormous volume of data to analyze. There is a huge difference between raw data collected and meaningful insights that can benefit enterprises in their attempt to prevent cyber attacks.

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Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA)

Centraleyes

With OCPA’s protections, consumers can enjoy improved data privacy while businesses gain a structured approach to handling data responsibly. Data Minimization and Purpose Limitation: Businesses should collect only the data necessary for the specific purpose it was obtained for, avoiding excessive or irrelevant data collection.