Think You Can Escape Big Data? Think Again
Janet Vertesi's "How I Hid My Pregnancy from Big Data" story went viral on multiple media outlets in spring 2014.…
When Privacy is Good Business
Big data can be scary. After all, its suggested implications seek to replace human foresight with predictive analyses given that…
From Data Ownership to Data Usage: How Consumers Will Monetize Their Personal Data
In a world where more data is created than ever before, data ownership is gaining in importance. Not only organisations…
Is Big Data Under Threat by New Internet Magna Carta?
This year we have seen the 25th birthday of the World Wide Web (WWW) and next year we will see…
Facebook’s Big Data: Equal Parts Exciting and Terrifying?
Facebook, the popular social network with over 1.2 billion users world wide, has not just big, but gigantic amounts of…
8 Suggestions for Every Data Protection Strategy [VIDEO]
Jason Buffington of Enterprise Strategy Group recently put together a video targeted to IT Pros who would like to learn…
Data Privacy Issues Can’t Be Overlooked
Businesses in all sectors are finding more uses for their big data on what can seem like an everyday basis.…
Managing Cyber Security Threats from Inside
Note: The following article is part of a shared content agreement between Online Tech and InfoSec Institute. This post is…
The Control of Personal Data by Large Powerful Corporations [VIDEO]
Nicholas Carr, Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his book, "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," discusses the…
Who Has My Personal Data?
In order to prepare for the cooking gauntlet that often occurs with the end of year holiday season, I decided…