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Nice brief overview of several data-ethics issues.
Proposed class-action suit says Family Tree violated Alaska Genetic Privacy Act.
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…
Hoax illuminates serious issues about unavoidable and public data collection.
I finished Ben Goldacre’s Bad Pharma on Friday, and it’s got me thinking again about professional ethics and public engagement in the archives and records management community. After an exchange of…
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This morning, Stephanie Simon of Politico reports that indeed, after a long battle, the NY State Education Department has finally agreed t...
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.
In the course of writing my book, Dragnet Nation, I tried various strategies to protect my privacy. In this series of blog posts, …
How big data could create an inescapable "permanent record"
Defines redlining.
There’s a wicked irony when it comes to many privacy advocates. They are often narrowly focused on the their own individual privacy issues, but when it comes down to it they are typically sup…
Ben Goldacre: Care.data, the grand project to make the medical records of the UK population available for scientific and commercial use, is not inherently evil – far from it – but its execution has been badly bungled. Here's how the government can regain our trust