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Data broker claims its shady lists weren't actually ever sold.
Almost every entomologist I know uses excel for data storage. I’m not going to turn this into a rant about why that’s wrong, in fact, I’m going to confess something that may serio…
Course syllabus.
Seven months after the White House issued a new policy and executive order, some agencies have met the requirements to release their data inventories and create a “/data” page. But many agencies have…
Look up “big data” (with the quotes) today on Google, and you’ll results that look like this: Basically, a heap of hype. The only visible organic search results are a Wikipedia ar…
Jennifer Vinopal is the Librarian for Digital Scholarship Initiatives at New York University, where she helps scholars bring their work online for preservation, curation, and more and more frequently, collaboration. She talked with Library Journal about how the face of digital scholarship is changing, what role librarians play in that change, and how the partnerships between researchers and librarians are growing closer in the new research landscape.
Presentation at the March 2012 Library Technology Conference at Macalester College. Compares and contrasts how libraries and businesses manage and share their …
Big Data has not one privacy problem, but two. We are accustomed to talking about surveillance of data subjects. But Big Data also enables disconcertingly close
The genetic-testing company's real goal is to hoard your personal data
Open data initiatives may hold much promise and value, but more attention is needed on how these projects are developing as complex socio-technical systems. Rob Kitchin elaborates on four specific …
Not convinced this is more than vapor, but whatevs.
The real reason 23andMe can’t test for my mutation is the company who formerly held a patent on BRCA1 and BRCA2 still has a proprietary database of our genetic mutations, and they aren’t sharing it with anyone! We need to fix THIS.
I had the privilege last night of joining a panel as part of DUL Digital Scholarship Service‘s Doing DH series. This is a great series and the panel format is a lot of fun: 5-minute lightning rounds followed by free-roaming discussion. The subjects are interesting: this one, project management. And the panel itself was great: Mary Caton … Continue reading Project Management and Little Donut Muffins →
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Details from a database of patients' conditions, treatment and medical histories could even be sold to private companies
Some policymakers say scientists hold onto their data too long. They say by the time the information is released, it can miss the window for addressing…