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by Jonathan H. King & Neil M. Richards If you develop software or manage databases, you’re probably at the point now where the phrase “Big Data” makes you roll...
On retaining library data for analysis.
Last week’s House Oversight Committee hearing on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) Section 5 jurisdiction failed to consider an important dimension of the commission’s unfairness authority. No one mentioned that FTC’s unfairness authority may hold the key to minimizing big data’s h...
Marketers can use Facebook and non-Facebook browsing together for Facebook ads.
Technological progress should bring greater safety, economic opportunity, and convenience to everyone. And the collection of new types of data is essential for documenting persistent inequality and discrimination. At the same time, as new technologies allow companies and government to gain greater insight into our lives, it is vitally important that these technologies be designed […]
What makes the new, data-heavy advertising so cunning is that it creates the illusion that we're still making autonomous choices
This week I’m planning to read Obama’s new big data report written by John Podesta. So far I’ve only scanned it and read the associated recommendations. Here’s one recommend…
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Life insurers are testing a new use for data about Americans: predicting longevity. A Deloitte test evaluated applicants based on data about things like online shopping and magazine subscriptions. 10th in a series.
The company acknowledges scanning the emails of Apps for Education users and faces allegations in a federal lawsuit that it built "surreptitious user profiles" for advertising purposes.