Its almost becoming every day practice that we read in the newspapers about personal data of employees, students, patients etc. literally lying on the street. Sometimes an USB stick was lost, a smartphone got stolen or files are put out as waste paper. A data leak exists when personal data is held by third parties who should not have access to that data. The risk of data … [Read more...] about 6 Tips to Avoid Data Leaks and Comply with the Law
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Legal Issues to Consider Before Starting Big Data Projects
We read every day about the myriad of purposes for which enterprises are embarking on Big Data projects. Securing C-suite buy in and funding may be a significant endeavor, as is implementing an analytic approach to yield results that will achieve the projects overall goals. In the face of those challenges, the legal and regulatory issues associated with the collection, storage, … [Read more...] about Legal Issues to Consider Before Starting Big Data Projects
Big Data Privacy – EU’s New Privacy Law – Video
The EU Parliament Committee on Tuesday approved broad legislation aimed at providing greater data protection for Internet users in the wake of the revelation of the US PRISM program. The new data-protection legislation empowers users to demand from companies that deal with personal data to fully erase that data. Business would be required to employ data protection officers and … [Read more...] about Big Data Privacy – EU’s New Privacy Law – Video
How Big Social Data Can Help Law Enforcement Video
Big data can provide law enforcement with the capabilities to look at the future by combining different sources of information. Big data can help to identify the emergence of the crime and future patterns of crimes. Babak Akhgar, Professor of Informatics, Director of CENTRIC, discusses a 6-tier model of how law enforcement should utilize big data: An assessment should be made, … [Read more...] about How Big Social Data Can Help Law Enforcement Video
How Big Data Can Improve The Practice Of Law
Many industries are starting to see the benefits that can be reaped from analysing and visualizing the vast amounts of data that is created nowadays. Slowly also the more conservative industries are waking up and looking into the direction of big data. One of these industries in the legal industry: justice courts, legal firms and law firms all included. But there are still many … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Improve The Practice Of Law
