data collection

Crowdsourcing Data’s Double Edge
Crowdsourcing Data’s Double Edge
July 13, 2018  |  Matchmakers

Nearly everyone carries a mobile phone, the absence of which can produce a sharp sensation of dread and perhaps even spark panic. A growing number...

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HP Enterprise Chief Architect: Computing’s New Dawn Beyond the Twilight of Moore’s Law
HP Enterprise Chief Architect: Computing’s New Dawn Beyond the Twilight of Moore’s Law
May 04, 2018  |  Big Data

No doubt you’ve heard of Moore’s Law. The premise put forth by Gordon Moore states that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated...

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Facebook Admits Most Of Its 2B Users Had Their Public Profiles Scraped Without Permission
Facebook Admits Most Of Its 2B Users Had Their Public Profiles Scraped Without Permission
April 05, 2018  |  Facebook

Another data issue for Facebook: The company announced that “malicious actors” were able to use search tools to discover the identities and collect information on...

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Treasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
Treasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
October 09, 2017  |  Safety and Security

The U.S. Treasury’s in-house watchdog is reportedly looking into claims that officials at the Treasury department broke the law by looking at the financial records...

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Upromise Fined $500,000 By FTC For Violating Data Collection, Usage
Upromise Fined $500,000 By FTC For Violating Data Collection, Usage
March 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Upromise, a membership reward service, was fined $500,000 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle allegations it violated a FTC rule that requires companies...

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FCC’s Privacy Proposal Calls For Data Breach Disclosure
FCC’s Privacy Proposal Calls For Data Breach Disclosure
March 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Thursday (March 10) marked the release of a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to protect consumer privacy yet allow for data collection activities. Get...

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