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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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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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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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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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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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Meta violates GDPR with non-compliant targeted ad practices, earns over $400 million in fines

Tech Republic Security

Meta has violated GDPR with illegal personal data collection practices for targeted ads. Learn about this latest violation and Meta's rocky GDPR history. The post Meta violates GDPR with non-compliant targeted ad practices, earns over $400 million in fines appeared first on TechRepublic.

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GUEST ESSAY: California pioneers privacy law at state level; VA, VT, CO, NJ take steps to follow

The Last Watchdog

International regulations have also played a significant role in the privacy discussion, specifically following enforcement of the GDPR (General Data Privacy Regulation) in the European Union (EU). Many organizations are asking themselves “am I liable and governed by the legislation in the EU?” If the U.S.