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
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Big Data Ownership – Who Owns Your Data?
The digital universe is expanding at a rate of 1 exabyte per day (that is the equivalent of 250 million DVDs!) and we are all responsible for this growth. Apart from the data that is not made publicly available, every day we like, we tweet, we comment, we share, we blog and we publish information on the web. We do this via our smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer and quite … [Read more...] about Big Data Ownership – Who Owns Your Data?
What is The Effect Of Big Data On Your Privacy?
With every new disruptive technology comes new issues and with Big Data comes privacy issues. As more and more data is collected, stored and analysed by companies, organisations, consumers and governments it is important to have specific Big Data privacy regulations organised; Big Data brings big responsibility. More and more consumers and organisations are getting aware of Big … [Read more...] about What is The Effect Of Big Data On Your Privacy?
The Big Data Trends for 2013
A lot has been written already about Big Data trends for 2013 and here at Datafloq we want to add a few that we believe will be important for 2013. According to the Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle published by Gartner in the summer of 2012, the trend Big Data has just entered the Peak of Inflated Expectations, meaning that everyone expects everything from Big Data. Gartner has … [Read more...] about The Big Data Trends for 2013
