An IP address is the most common identifier on the Internet. Its value may vary in different situations, but as a rule, there is a popular approach to frighten young and inexperienced members of numerous Anonymous groups through claims about disclosing their IP addresses. Such options as proxy servers, VPN, Tor, I2P can help hide your IP address. Each tool has its pros and … [Read more...] about What Kind of Sensitive Data You Can Unwillingly Transfer to the Internet
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Five Preconditions To Adhere To When Developing A Big Data Strategy
There is a good chance that your organisations will not exist anymore in 10-15 years from now, if you do not start developing a big data strategy now or in the coming years. However, developing a big data strategy is not easy. A big data strategy requires a data-driven, information-centric culture instead of a culture where decisions are based on raw estimates or gut feeling. … [Read more...] about Five Preconditions To Adhere To When Developing A Big Data Strategy
The Re-Identification Of Anonymous People With Big Data
The process of re-identifying individuals refers to using anonymized data to find individuals in public datasets. In order to re-identify individuals in large datasets, all you need is a laptop, an internet connection and public datasets and you can start digging for personal identifiable information (PII) hidden in the dataset. It looks simple; it is difficult but not … [Read more...] about The Re-Identification Of Anonymous People With Big Data
