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 Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
Facebook Sues South Korean Firm For Data Misuse
May 13, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean data analytics company for breaching its data policies for developers, as well as refusing to agree...

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UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
May 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The data protection watchdog in the U.K. has found that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected millions of biometric voice data from citizens without...

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Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
May 07, 2019  |  Facebook

Contractors in India have been examining and categorizing millions of photos, status updates and more from Facebook, opening up new concerns about how the social...

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The Credit Union Innovation Balancing Act
The Credit Union Innovation Balancing Act
May 07, 2019  |  Credit Unions

The world of consumer banking and payments is an ever-evolving space — and most of those innovations are good things. Take something as simple online...

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Vodafone: How 5G Will Impact IoT’s Future
Vodafone: How 5G Will Impact IoT’s Future
May 06, 2019  |  Internet of Things

There is a tendency when talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) — and all the miraculous things it will power in the future —...

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NSA Report: Warrantless Data Searches On The Rise   
NSA Report: Warrantless Data Searches On The Rise  
May 01, 2019  |  Data

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s latest report on data searches – the kind tied to law enforcement activities – has found that...

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Three Metrics CUs Can Use To Retain Members
Three Metrics CUs Can Use To Retain Members
May 01, 2019  |  Credit Unions

With 57 percent of credit union members readily willing to leave for another financial institution for better data security, the rapidly growing industry is potentially...

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Planning For Future Growth With Payments
Planning For Future Growth With Payments
April 30, 2019  |  Today In Data

Platforms see payments as key to their growth objectives, but their capabilities in this field may be too inefficient to support their ambitious plans. On another note, many Americans...

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Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
April 30, 2019  |  Regulation

Lobbying groups and trade associations representing tech giants such as Facebook and Apple have thrown their support towards legislation that could weaken California’s landmark privacy...

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