data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

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Facebook Unencrypted User Password Problem Spanned Years
Facebook Unencrypted User Password Problem Spanned Years
March 21, 2019  |  Facebook

The passwords of between 200 million and 600 million Facebook users were stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees for years,...

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How Payments (And Healthcare) Drive Digital Innovation
How Payments (And Healthcare) Drive Digital Innovation
March 21, 2019  |  Today In Data

There is a gap between what merchants say they want to do toward innovation and what they actually do — and from that gap come insights into retail...

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What Makes For Real Change In Payments?
What Makes For Real Change In Payments?
March 20, 2019  |  Today In Data

Cash may never really die, but that doesn’t mean speed enabled by digital technology isn’t playing a varied role in payment change and innovation. As...

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Thinking Differently On Digital Payments And Data
Thinking Differently On Digital Payments And Data
March 19, 2019  |  Today In Data

Data breaches are a serious threat to the financial health of businesses and consumers. Is there a newer way to treat data that might also help...

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Tackling Fraud With P2P Payments
Tackling Fraud With P2P Payments
March 18, 2019  |  Today In Data

Companies are working to keep funds safe from bad actors as payments grow increasingly faster with person-to-person (P2P) solutions and real-time platforms. In addition, dollar...

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Will Consumers Want To Monetize Their Own Data?
Will Consumers Want To Monetize Their Own Data?
March 18, 2019  |  Data

If headlines are any indication, data breaches have made off with consumers’ most sensitive bits of information, such as Social Security numbers, credit card info...

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OpenTable Tightens Control Over Diners’ Data
OpenTable Tightens Control Over Diners’ Data
March 15, 2019  |  ResTech

In a move that strengthens the battle for control of information that diners provide online, OpenTable is preventing restaurants from providing competitors with access to...

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Combating Money Laundering With Automation
Combating Money Laundering With Automation
March 15, 2019  |  Today In Data

Solution providers are working to address proper compliance for financial institutions (FIs) and corporations across global markets. In addition, Kroger has become one of the...

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Two Lawmakers Float First Facial Recognition Privacy Bill
Two Lawmakers Float First Facial Recognition Privacy Bill
March 15, 2019  |  Biometrics

With facial recognition growing in popularity and uses showing up everywhere from the airport to retailers, two U.S. senators introduced legislation that would prevent businesses...

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